MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. v. BP Solar International, Inc.

EYLER, JAMES R., J.

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. and MEMC Pasadena, Inc. (collectively referred to as “MEMC” or “appellant”) appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, after a jury verdict awarding damages for breach of contract to BP Solar International, Inc. (“BP Solar” or “appellee”).1 Prior to 2004, pursuant to a longstanding relationship, appellant supplied appellee with silicon powder for use in manufacturing solar panels at its Frederick, Maryland facility. Seeking to continue that relationship, the parties exchanged e-mails in 2004 concerning a…