NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, PLC v. U.S.

No. 2007-5028.

512 F.3d 1347 (2008)

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, PLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Scott Wise, Davis Polk & Wardwell, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were Mario J. Verdolini, Jr. and Leslie J. Altus. Also on the brief were John L. Carr, Jr. and Michael C. Moetell, Winston & Strawn LLP, of Washington, DC.

Judith S. Hagley, Attorney, Tax Division, Appellate Section, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With her on the brief were Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Richard T. Morrison, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Jonathan S. Cohen, and Steven I. Frahm, Attorneys. Also on the brief were Robert F. Hoyt, General Counsel, United States Department of the Treasury, of Washington, DC, and Donald L. Korb, Chief Counsel, United States Internal Revenue Service, of Washington, DC.

Before LOURIE, SCHALL, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.


GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

This is a tax refund action brought by taxpayer National Westminster Bank PLC ("NatWest"), a United Kingdom corporation, for the tax years 1981-1987. The Government appeals from the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims ("trial court" or "court") that NatWest is entitled to a refund of $65,723,053 plus interest for the tax years at issue. Central to the trial court's judgment is the issue of whether the application of Treasury...

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