A-12 Cancellation - Wrongful Termination?

[NYCJetCharter]

I read that the manufacturers affecte by the cancellation of the A-12 bomber back in the early 90s were suing the government for wrongful termination of the contract and were seeking to recover damages. The site that mentioned this (can't remember what the site was) intimated that the companies had a case. I haven't found any recent news about this case. Does anyone know whether or not the case has been resolved yet?

 

[ReadyNow]

I read that the manufacturers affecte by the cancellation of the A-12 bomber back in the early 90s were suing the government for wrongful termination of the contract and were seeking to recover damages. The site that mentioned this (can't remember what the site was) intimated that the companies had a case. I haven't found any recent news about this case. Does anyone know whether or not the case has been resolved yet?

This case is over...Government won

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...rcraft/a-12.htm

"The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("COFC" or "Court") on August 31, 2001 held that the Navy's default termination was reasonable and dismissed the contractors' complaint. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States, No. 91-1204C (Fed. Cl. Aug. 31, 2001) (decision released September 6, 2001). Following a six-week trial on remand, the COFC concluded that the Government proved that the contractors were in default and that the default termination therefore was valid. The COFC's opinion focuses on the contract's delivery schedule. The contract originally required delivery of the first aircraft ("first flight") in June 1990; however, the contractors were unable to meet this schedule and the Navy waived the date. Because agreement between the parties on a revised schedule could not be reached, the Navy unilaterally established a revised first flight date of December 31, 1991. The COFC concluded that this revised schedule was reasonable and that the Navy's subsequent determination that the contractors would not meet it was rational. "

 

[777 fixer]

If the same standards were applied to the B-2, F-22 and C-17 those programs would have been cancelled as well.

 

[Rory]

As others pointed out, most states are employment at will. They can terminate you for any reason.














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