Fike Corporation v. Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Fike Corporation (Fike) appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great Lakes) in this dispute arising out of an agreement for the supply of chemicals to be used in fire suppression systems. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Fike designs, manufactures, and installs fire suppression systems. Great Lakes manufactures specialty chemical solutions, including a fire retardant known as 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane, or HFC-227ea, its generic designation. Although both Great Lakes and E.I. du Pont De Nemours and Company…