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IN THE MATTER OF: Harbor Logistics Inc. v. Meridian Freight Partners LLC

OPINION

Harbor Logistics Inc. ("Harbor") and Meridian Freight Partners LLC ("Meridian") entered into a
three-year shipping contract in March 2021, under which Meridian agreed to transport Harbor's
goods at a fixed rate of $4,200 per container, with a minimum guaranteed volume of 50 containers
per month. The contract included a clause stating that "either party may terminate this
agreement for cause upon thirty days' written notice."

In January 2023, Harbor reduced its shipments to 18 containers per month, citing a downturn in
its own retail business. Meridian sent a written notice in February 2023 stating that it
considered Harbor's reduced volume a material breach of the minimum-volume term and terminated
the contract effective March 15, 2023. Harbor sued for breach of contract, arguing that the
minimum-volume clause was not a condition of performance but merely a target, and that Meridian's
termination was therefore wrongful.

The trial court granted summary judgment for Meridian, finding that the minimum-volume clause
was unambiguous and that Harbor's shipments fell far below the guaranteed minimum for three
consecutive months. Harbor appealed, arguing that the trial court erred by not considering
extrinsic evidence of the parties' course of dealing, under which Meridian had previously
accepted lower volumes without objection in 2022.

We affirm. The contract's minimum-volume clause is clear on its face, and a party's prior
forbearance from enforcing a contractual right does not, standing alone, waive that right for
future breaches absent a written modification, which this contract required for any amendment.
Meridian's thirty-day written notice satisfied the termination clause, and the termination was
therefore valid. The trial court's grant of summary judgment is affirmed.