What the court did
The court held that the written manufacturing agreement contained no post-delivery purchase-price-variance mechanism and dismissed the contract and unjust-enrichment claims based on that theory.
Delaware Superior Court
A Delaware trial court dismissed a manufacturer’s purchase-price-variance claim because the supply agreement did not authorize post-delivery raw-material adjustments.
Case record
The court held that the written manufacturing agreement contained no post-delivery purchase-price-variance mechanism and dismissed the contract and unjust-enrichment claims based on that theory.
Industrial manufacturers and purchasers should make escalation, BOM, approval, invoice, and true-up terms explicit and require signed amendments for pricing changes.
The order was a partial dismissal and did not resolve every claim or the entire dispute.
Primary record
This update identifies the court, posture, holding, and unresolved questions. The linked opinion remains the controlling source.
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