McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. v. U.S.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caryl A. Potter, III, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, of Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant McDonnell Douglas Corporation. With him on the brief was Elizabeth A. Ferrell. Of counsel on the brief was John W. Walbran, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, of St. Louis, MO.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Jenner & Block, LLC, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant General Dynamics Corporation. With him on the brief were David A. Churchill and Thomas J. Perrelli. Of counsel on the brief were Linda L. Listrom, and Gregory S. Gallopoulos, Jenner & Block, of Chicago, IL. Of counsel was Deanne E. Maynard.

David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-cross appellant. With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General; Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director; Patricia M. McCarthy, Senior Trial Attorney, and Lawrence N. Minch, Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were George P. Williams, Wendell A Kjos, Robert C. Manley, and Mark A. Romano, Navy Office of General Counsel, Department of the Navy, of Arlington, VA.

Richard G. Taranto, Farr & Taranto, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae appellants National Defense Industrial Association.

Ralph C. Nash, Jr., of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Aerospace Industries Association. Of counsel on the brief were Marcia G. Madsen and David F. Dowd, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, of Washington, DC.

Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER and LINN, Circuit Judges.