Global Minerals Corporation v. Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.

Global Minerals Corporation (Global) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. (NSTI) and Nucor Corporation (NC) in this breach-of-contract action. 1 Because we agree with the district court that there was no breach, we affirm.

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NC is the largest steel producer in the United States and owns NSTI, which is engaged in the production of steel using raw minerals such as ferrosilicon. In February 2008, NSTI purchasing supervisor James Yerkes requested from several entities a price quote for ferrosilicon. Although Global’s quote…