That is our government at work. The government lost, Starrett lost.
The only ones who came out of it happy were - can't you guess? - the
lawyers. Wonderful, no?



That's the risk any company takes, foreign or domestic, when it bids on US
Government contracts (and I'm assuming the coordinate MM was for a
government contract.) The contract language for government bids is typically
very disadvantageous for the vendor (unless your Halliburton.) Sell at your
own risk when dealing with G'ment bids, otherwise keep your sales in the
private sector.