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Contract - Government Contract - Subcontractor Claim - Arbitration (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 18, 2008

In a case of first impression under Virginia law, a Fairfax Circuit Court grants the motion of defendant non-signatories to a government subcontract to compel arbitration of the 17-count law suit filed by plaintiff subcontractor who alleges it did not receive pass-through payments it was entitled to under the subcontract. Defendants argue that pursuant to Va. ...
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