Sovereign Immunity - Government Contractor Defense - Implied Warranty of Specifications - Implied Contractual Indemnification

Authors

Leslie A. Sherman

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that the federal government cannot be liable in contract for breach of implied-in-law warranties by government contractors who incur expenses in defending third party tort claims arising from the contractors' compulsory production of war materials in accordance with government-furnished specifications.

Hercules, Inc. v. United States, 116 S. Ct. 981 (1996).

First Page

1045

Recommended Citation

Leslie A. Sherman, Sovereign Immunity - Government Contractor Defense - Implied Warranty of Specifications - Implied Contractual Indemnification, 35 Duq. L. Rev. 1045 (1997).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol35/iss4/6