Litigation
Jan. 21, 2017
Decision alters scope of government contractor defense
A Court of Appeal recently affirmed the usage of the government contractor defense, but the decision leaves room for continued litigation over the application of the defense. By Jaimie Buchbinder
The government made me do it. Many of us likely desire to use such an excuse, but cannot. However, the "government contractor defense" provides such an opportunity for some companies that do business with the government. This defense, first promulgated in a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case, Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500, shields a government contractor from tort liability if someone is...
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