Contractor Equipment Seized by Foreign Government Gives Rise to Plausible Fifth Amendment Taking Claim; COFC No. 15-378C, Global Freight Systems Co. W.L.L. v. The United States

The government’s motion to dismiss a claim for reimbursement of the cost of contractor-owned vehicles seized by a foreign government is denied, where the agency was aware of the foreign officials’ interference in the work of numerous contractors in the area, and the Court of Federal Claims concluded that it was plausible that a Fifth Amendment Taking had occurred, and therefore further discovery was warranted.