Filed: Oct. 01, 2002
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Summary: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 01-11463 ALCAN ALUMINUM CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS BASF CORPORATION d/b/a DELAWARE NEW CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas 97-CV-1480 September 30, 2002 Before DAVIS, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alcan filed this action against BASF to recover for losses occasioned from alleged defects in foam Alcan purchased from BASF. The distr
Summary: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 01-11463 ALCAN ALUMINUM CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS BASF CORPORATION d/b/a DELAWARE NEW CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas 97-CV-1480 September 30, 2002 Before DAVIS, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alcan filed this action against BASF to recover for losses occasioned from alleged defects in foam Alcan purchased from BASF. The distri..
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 01-11463
ALCAN ALUMINUM CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
BASF CORPORATION d/b/a DELAWARE NEW CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Northern District of Texas
97-CV-1480
September 30, 2002
Before DAVIS, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Alcan filed this action against BASF to recover for losses
occasioned from alleged defects in foam Alcan purchased from BASF.
The district court granted summary judgment to BASF on grounds that
BASF established that it provided a disclaimer of warranty to Alcan
before the sale which effectively barred Alcan’s action.
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under
the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Our review of the summary judgment record reveals that the
district court did not err in reaching this conclusion. In support
of its motion for summary judgment BASF provided an affidavit that
under the circumstances of the sale in question, BASF would have,
pursuant to its cumstomary practices, provided a document entitled
“Terms and Conditions” which contained the disclaimer of warranty
BASF relies upon in this case. In response to that motion for
summary judgment, Alcan provided no evidence supporting its view
that BASF failed to provide the document containing the disclaimer
to it before the sale. The district court correctly concluded that
BASF had produced sufficient evidence to establish, at least a
prima facie case, that it had provided the disclaimer sheet.
Accordingly, the district court entered summary judgment in favor
of BASF on Alcan’s breach of warranty claim.
Approximately seven months after the district court ruled on
BASF’s motion, Alcan filed a motion for reconsideration. In
support of this motion, Alcan, for the first time attached an
affidavit from its purchasing agent asserting that he had reviewed
the file and found no document received from BASF containing a
disclaimer of warranty. This same witness also stated in
conclusory fashion that he at no time received the “Terms and
Conditions” sheet containing the warranty disclaimer. Because
Alcan provided no justification for the late filing of its summary
judgment evidence, the district court denied the motion for
reconsideration. The district court did not abuse its discretion
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in refusing to consider this evidence filed months after the
court’s ruling without explanation or justification. Russ v.
International Paper Co.,
943 F.2d 589, 593 (5th Cir. 1991).
Because the district court correctly determined that BASF
established at least a prima facie case that it furnished the
“Terms and Conditions” sheet which included the disclaimer of
warranty, it correctly granted summary judgment in favor of BASF.
The district court’s thorough memorandum opinion and order of
January 30, 2001 adequately explains the court’s dismissal of
Alcan’s remaining claims and for essentially the reasons stated by
the district court, we agree that the remaining claims were
properly dismissed.
AFFIRMED.
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