UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:

Plaintiff UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. has sued American Airlines, Inc., alleging breach of a shipment contract, negligence, and breach of duty as a bailee. Both parties have moved for summary judgment on UPS’s breach of contract claim. For the reasons stated below, the Court denies both motions.

Background

In April 2007, Abbott Laboratories contracted with UPS to transport eighty drums of fish oil from Tokyo, Japan to South Bend, Indiana. UPS subsequently entered into an agreement with American Airlines pursuant to which…