BVS, Inc. v. CDW Direct, LLC
| Decision Date | 28 March 2013 |
| Docket Number | No. 11–CV–79–LRR.,11–CV–79–LRR. |
| Parties | BVS, INC., Plaintiff, v. CDW DIRECT, LLC, Defendant and Third–Party Plaintiff, v. Arrow Electronics, Inc., TSSLink, Inc. and Net App, Inc., Third–Party Defendants. Net App, Inc., Counter Claimant, v. CDW Direct, LLC, Counter Defendant. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa |
936 F.Supp.2d 1013
BVS, INC., Plaintiff,
v.CDW DIRECT, LLC, Defendant and Third–Party Plaintiff,
v.Arrow Electronics, Inc., TSSLink, Inc. and Net App, Inc., Third–Party Defendants.
Net App, Inc., Counter Claimant,
v.CDW Direct, LLC, Counter Defendant.
No. 11–CV–79–LRR.
United States District Court,
N.D. Iowa,
Cedar Rapids Division.
March 28, 2013.
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE
Vernon Pellett Squires, Natalie K. Ditmars, Bradley and Riley PC, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Plaintiff.
Dana L. Oxley, Kevin J. Caster, Theresa C. Davis, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant and Third–Party Plaintiff.
Gregory M. Lederer, Brenda K. Wallrichs, Lederer Weston Craig PLC, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Third–Party Defendants.
Donald G. Heeman, Matthew D. Schwandt, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Richard A. Stefani, Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky, PLC, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Counter Claimant.
LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge.
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¦I. ¦INTRODUCTION ¦1016 ¦
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¦II. ¦PROCEDURAL HISTORY ¦1016 ¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Arrow Motion ¦1017 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦CDW Motion ¦1017 ¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦Net App Motion ¦1017 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦TSSLink Motion ¦1017 ¦
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¦III. ¦SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION ¦1018 ¦
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¦IV. ¦SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD ¦1018 ¦
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¦V. ¦RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND ¦1018 ¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Parties ¦1018 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Course of Dealing Between BVS and CDW ¦1019 ¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦SAN Project Design ¦1019 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦Contract Formation ¦1020 ¦
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¦ ¦E. ¦Installation and Implementation ¦1022 ¦
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¦VI. ¦CDW MOTION ¦1023 ¦
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¦ ¦A. ¦Breach of Contract Claim ¦1023 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1. ¦What are the terms of the contract? ¦1024 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦a. ¦Are the Terms and Conditions part of the contract? ¦1024 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦i. ¦Parties' arguments ¦1024 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ii. ¦Applicable law ¦1024 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦iii. ¦Application ¦1026 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦b. ¦Are oral promises part of the contract? ¦1027 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦i. ¦Parties' arguments ¦1027 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ii. ¦Applicable law ¦1028 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦iii. ¦Application ¦1029 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2. ¦Did CDW breach the contract? ¦1030 ¦
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¦ ¦B. ¦Unjust Enrichment Claim ¦1030 ¦
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¦ ¦C. ¦Breach of Warranty Claims ¦1031 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1. ¦Parties' arguments ¦1031 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2. ¦Application ¦1032 ¦
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¦ ¦D. ¦Fraud and Fraudulent Nondisclosure Claims ¦1033 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦1. ¦Parties' arguments ¦1033 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦2. ¦Applicable law ¦1034 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦a. ¦Effect of integration clause ¦1034 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦b. ¦Fraud pleading requirements ¦1034 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦3. ¦Fraud claim ¦1035 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦a. ¦Timing of installation and implementation ¦1035 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦b. ¦CDW's technical competency ¦1036 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦c. ¦Replication ¦1036 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦d. ¦World–class solution ¦1037 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦4. ¦Fraudulent nondisclosure claim ¦1037 ¦
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¦ ¦ ¦ ¦a. ¦Applicable law ¦1037 ¦
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