Boyle defense (government contractor defense)

Definition

A judicially created immunity for government contractors who build products to reasonably precise government specifications. It requires that the government approved the specifications, the product conformed to them, and the contractor warned the government about known dangers.

Examples

• •Petitioner argued Fluor cannot invoke the Boyle defense because the Army found that Fluor violated — rather than followed — the Army's contractual requirements for supervision

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