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NANA Regional Corporation

Adams v. Akima Site Operations LLC, et al. (Breach of Contract)

Date: 09/13/2006 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Non-governmental Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: Non-Governmental

Court Type: Civil

Amount: Undisclosed

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: After Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $39.5 million no-bid contract for the construction of temporary classrooms to NANA Regional Corp. subsidiary Akima Site Operations. Paul Adams, a Mississippi business owner, filed suit against the federal government and Akima, claiming Akima breached a contract concerning the sale and set-up of the portable classrooms by using the information Adams shared with Akima and then cutting him out of the deal. Adams also alleged that Akima overcharged the government. Adams sought $4 million in actual damages and $40 million in punitive damages. The case settled in September 2006.