Federal Circuit· 9/5/2012
Scott Timber Co. v. United States
Citations
- 692 F.3d 1365
- 2012 WL 3834661
- 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18659
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- holding that, in a challenge to pre-award conduct by an agency, the covenant does not attach
- stating that the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing “depends on the existence of an underlying contractual relationship” (quoting Mountain Highlands, LLC v. Hendricks, 616 F.3d 1167, 1171 (10th Cir. 2010))
- requiring, for a superior knowledge claim, that the plaintiff “had no reason to obtain such information”
- “ ‘[T]he assertion of a legitimate contract right cannot be considered as viola-tive of a duty of good faith and fair dealing.’ ” (quoting David Nassif Assocs. v. United States, 644 F.2d 4, 12 (Ct.Cl.1981))
- “At the time of the alleged breach, Scott was entitled to elect one out of two options: (1) treat the suspensions as a total breach, seek to rescind the contract, and sue for damages including the costs of replacing the contracted-for timber; or (2
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Judges: Lourie, Dyk, Wallach
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