Pietoso, Inc. v. Republic Services, Inc., No. 20-2950 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseIn this dispute over waste-removal services, the Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal with prejudice of Pietoso's complaint against Republic Services and Allied Services. The court could not conclude at this stage that Pietoso's invoice payments manifested its consent to paying Optional Reason increases. Therefore, it cannot yet be decided that defendants did not breach the Agreement by imposing Optional Reason increases without Pietoso's consent. Therefore, the district court erred in concluding otherwise and in deciding that Pietoso's allegations failed to state a claim for breach of contract. The court remanded for further proceedings.
Court Description: [Gruender, Author, with Benton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Contracts. Plaintiff's payment of invoices did not constitute actions and practices manifesting its consent to "optional reason" increases, which plaintiff could, pursuant to the provisions of the contract, reject and refuse to pay; the court could not conclude at this stage of the litigation that plaintiff's invoice payments manifested its consent to pay the optional reason increases and it cannot be decided whether defendant breached the agreement by imposing the optional reason increases without plaintiff's consent; the dismissal of plaintiff's breach-of-contract claims is reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings. [ July 08, 2021 ]
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