The government’s duty of good faith and fair dealing
The long-standing principle that the federal government had the same implied duty of good faith and fair dealing as any commercial buyer was put in jeopardy by a 2010 decision of the U.S. Court of...
View ArticleGood faith and fair dealing upheld in federal construction contracts
In United States v. Metcalf, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to review a decision of the lower court. If upheld, it would make contractor claims against the government for the breach of the...
View ArticleA two-way street: The duty of good faith and fair dealing
The contractual duty of “good faith and fair dealing” is well established in private contracts. Depending on your jurisdiction, there is very likely either a formal or an informal rule that parties to...
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