"I assume there was a flaw in the contract?"

In late August 2010, Speros backed out of negotiations due to multiple flaws in the contracts presented to him as well as the league structure.

With one prime contractor, the claims of a subcontractor for delay fall upon deaf ears, unless there is a serious flaw in the contract specifications (highly unlikely).

The Mayor insisted that he liked tennis (though perhaps not as much as his beloved baseball), and he said he was basing his criticism on what he contended were flaws in the contract that his predecessor, David N. Dinkins, negotiated with the United States Tennis Association, which runs the Open.