California v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20360
No(s). 01-5031 (Fed. Cir. Nov 27, 2001)

The court reverses the Court of Federal Claims' holding that the Flood Control Act partially repealed the Tucker Act by implication, thereby immunizing the United States from breach-of-contract claims for damages arising from or related to flood control projects. In 1961, the United States and the s...