Int'l Tech. Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2008). · Go Syfert
Int'l Tech. Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
134 citation events (134 in the last 25 years) across 6 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Phillips & Jordan, Incorporated v. United States (uscfc, 2022-02-28)
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Top citers, strongest first. 25 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Phillips & Jordan, Incorporated v. United States (3×) also: Cited as authority (rule)
Fed. Cl. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
the contractor must prove that the conditions differed materially from those represented and that the contractor suffered damages as a result.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Phillips & Jordan, Incorporated v. United States (3×) also: Cited as authority (rule)
Fed. Cl. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
the contractor must prove that the conditions differed materially from those represented and that the contractor suffered damages as a result.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Walsh Construction Company
Fed. Cl. · 2018 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
there cannot be a differing site condition 'unless the contract indicated what that condition would be.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Baum Research & Development Co. v. University of Massachusetts
W.D. Mich. · 2008 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
this court does not impose a lofty standard in its indefiniteness cases
examined Cited as authority (quoted) CCI, Inc. v. McHugh (5×) also: Cited as authority (rule)
Fed. Cir. · 2015 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence low
samplers that extruded from shelby tubes of the soft clayey layer ... exudes between the fingers when squeezed in the fist so this could described as very soft to soft sandy clayey soil.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Meltech Corporation, Inc.
A.S.B.C.A. · 2026 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d at 1350.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. (2×)
A.S.B.C.A. · 2025 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d. at 1350.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Tpmc-Energysolutions Environmental Services 2008, LLC v. United States (2×)
Fed. Cl. · 2025 · confidence medium
Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d at 1348 (“[T]he contractor must prove that a reasonable contractor reading the contract documents as a whole would interpret them as making a representation as to the site conditions.” (citing Renda Marine, Inc. v. United States, 509 F.3d at 1376 ; H.B.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Maverick Constructors, LLC
A.S.B.C.A. · 2025 · confidence medium
“Determining whether a contract contained indications of a particular site condition is a matter of contract interpretation.” Id. at 1350 (internal citation omitted).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Hahnenkamm, LLC v. United States
Fed. Cir. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Hahnenkamm, LLC v. United States
Fed. Cir. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) L.S. Black-Loeffel Civil Constructors JV
A.S.B.C.A. · 2023 · confidence medium
Id. at 1349.
examined Cited as authority (rule) Marine Industrial Construction, LLC v. United States (13×)
Fed. Cl. · 2022 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d at 1349; see Fehlhaber Corp. v. United States, 151 F. Supp. 817, 825 (Ct. Cl. 1957) (holding it “would have been a virtual impossibility” for plaintiff to discover the condition on its own, so “[p]laintiff had a right to rely on the [g]overnment’s specifications and drawings”); Foster Constr.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. v. United States
Fed. Cl. · 2019 · confidence medium
Int’l Tech Corp., 523 F.3d at 1348-49.
examined Cited as authority (rule) Meridian Engineering Company v. United States (3×)
Fed. Cir. · 2018 · confidence medium
Id. at 1350 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Rda Construction Corp. v. United States
Fed. Cl. · 2017 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d at 1350 (“[T]his court [has] held that contract documents stating ‘[h]ard material .., may be encountered’ did not represent that only hard material would be encountered.” (quoting Comtrol, 294 F.3d at 1362 )).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Tetra Tech Facilities Construction, LLC
A.S.B.C.A. · 2016 · confidence medium
International 46 Technology Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Optimum Services, Inc.
A.S.B.C.A. · 2015 · confidence medium
International Technology Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) PBS&J Constructors, Inc.
A.S.B.C.A. · 2014 · confidence medium
The Federal Circuit has addressed iterations of these criteria in International Technology Corp. v. Winter, 523 F.3d 1341, 1348-49 (Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) weston/bean Joint Venture v. United States
Fed. Cl. · 2014 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d at 1350.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Extreme Coatings, Inc. v. United States
Fed. Cl. · 2013 · confidence medium
According all favorable inferences to plaintiffs allegations of fact, the court cannot decide, at this juncture, whether ECI reasonably interpreted the contract “as making a representation as to the [water levels to be encountered at the dam].” 6 International Technology, 523 F.3d at 1348.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Scott Timber Co. v. United States (2×)
Fed. Cir. · 2012 · confidence medium
Corp., 523 F.3d at 1347-48.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Metcalf Construction Co. v. United States (2×) also: Cited "see"
Fed. Cl. · 2011 · confidence medium
Id. at 1348-49 (internal citations omitted).
examined Cited as authority (rule) Delhur Industries, Inc. v. United States (3×)
Fed. Cl. · 2010 · confidence medium
Id. at 1349.
examined Cited as authority (rule) United Constructors, LLC v. United States (4×)
Fed. Cl. · 2010 · confidence medium
United must further demonstrate that “the actual site conditions were not reasonably foreseeable to the contractor, with the information available ... outside the contract documents, i.e., that the contractor ‘reasonably relied’ on the representations.” Int’l Tech., 523 F.3d at 1349; Renda Marine, 509 F.3d at 1376 (“[T]he contractor must demonstrate that the conditions encountered were not reasonably foreseeable in light of all information available to the contractor when bidding [and] that the contractor reasonably relied upon its original interpretation of the contract....”); F…
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International Technology Corp.
v.
Winter
2007-1276.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Jul 7, 2008.
523 F.3d 1341

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

July 7, 2008

ERRATA Appeal No. 2007-1276 INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION v. Donald C. Winter, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Decided: April 18, 2008 Precedential Opinion On Page 15, lines 17-19, delete the sentence “Two samples reported in Table A-8 of the Feasibility Study were designated as ‘CL,’ i.e., they were composed of a majority of clay.” In place of the deleted text, substitute the following:

The same was true of samples described as “CH.” See Exhibit 155, at 3. Some samples described in Tables A-3 and A-4 of the Feasibility Study were designated “CH.”