Benchmark Electronics, Inc. v. J.M. Huber Corp.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Benchmark) sued J.M. Huber Corporation (Huber) after a Huber subsidiary that Benchmark purchased lost significant customers and experienced a catastrophic income decline. Benchmark alleged the breach of various contract provisions, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. Responding to dispositive motions by the parties, the district court treated Huber’s motion for judgment on the pleadings as a motion for summary judgment, applied New York law to all of Benchmark’s claims, and granted summary judgment and dismissal on the pleadings…