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GENERATION 4 RECYCLING GROUP, LLC V. TRIUMPH AEROSTRUCTURES, LLC - VOUGHT AIRCRAFT DIVISION

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 11, 2020

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Randall K. Winton, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellant, Generation 4 Recycling Group, LLC.

Attorneys 2: John Lee Farringer, IV and Christina R.B. López, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Triumph Aerostructures, LLC – Vought Aircraft Division.

Judge(s): CLEMENT

This is an action for breach of contract and unjust enrichment that arises from an alleged breach of confidentiality during a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) process. The RFP contained a confidentiality provision stating that the defendant would “maintain strict confidentiality of all information provided in response to this RFP.” The plaintiff submitted the lowest bid, but after two requests for revised proposals, which the plaintiff declined to provide, the defendant awarded the contract to another business. In its complaint, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant revealed information about the plaintiff’s proposal to the other bidders in violation of the confidentiality provision to encourage them to lower their bids and, as a consequence, the plaintiff sustained damages. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged the defendant disclosed to the other bidders that they were not the lowest bidder and the percentage by which their bids exceeded the average bid. Following discovery, the trial court summarily dismissed all claims. This appeal followed. We affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the unjust enrichment claim on the ground that there was a valid contract. We also affirm the dismissal of the breach of contract claim on the ground that there was no evidence to support the plaintiff’s contention that the defendant breached the agreement or that the alleged breach caused the plaintiff to sustain damages.

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