Lost Profits Available For Long-Term Contract Breach
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.28.06
After finding that the government had breached by not honoring the exercise of a 50-year option by a lessee, the Court of Federal Claims in California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. v. U.S. (Nov. 6, 2006) rebuffed the government's argument that lost profits were too speculative to recover. The court pointed out that the lessee had previously rented out the land and could make a factual showing to support profits from the leasehold into the future.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.19.25
GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril
Bid protest practitioners in recent years have witnessed agencies’ increasing efforts to limit the production of documents and information in response to Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests—often will little pushback from GAO. This practice has underscored the notable difference in the scope of bid protest records before GAO versus the Court of Federal Claims. However, in Tiger Natural Gas, Inc., B-423744, Dec. 10, 2025, 2025 CPD ¶ __, GAO made clear that there are limits to the scope of redactions, and GAO will sustain a protest where there is insufficient evidence that the agency’s actions were reasonable.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.19.25
In Bid to Ban “Woke AI,” White House Imposes Transparency Requirements on Contractors
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.19.25
Navigating California’s Evolving Microplastics Landscape in 2026
Client Alert | 19 min read | 12.18.25
2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All the Protests Gone?

