COTTER CORP., N.S.L., Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2023-1826 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:22-cv-00414-DAT, Judge David A. Tapp. ______________________

Decided: February 10, 2025 ______________________

JENNIFER R. STEEVE, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also rep- resented by CONNOR FARRELL, ALEJANDRO LUIS SARRIA, JASON NICHOLAS WORKMASTER, Miller & Chevalier Char- tered, Washington, DC.

JOHN HUGH ROBERSON, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, FRANKLIN E. WHITE, JR. ______________________ 2 COTTER CORP., N.S.L. v. US

Before MOORE, Chief Judge, TARANTO, Circuit Judge, and SCHROEDER, District Judge. 1 TA