In the case of Huntsman International, L.L.C. and Rubicon, L.L.C. versus Praxair, Inc., filed in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana (case ID: 2022-CA-0777), the litigation stems from a breach of contract claim concerning four industrial gas supply contracts between the parties. The judgment was passed on April 19, 2024.
The appellant, Praxair, Inc., now known as Linde, Inc., appealed against the district court's July 12, 2022 judgment favoring Huntsman International, L.L.C. The jury found that Praxair had breached its gas supply contracts with Huntsman and caused damages amounting to $88,117,405 in lost profits from sales and $4,991,473 incurred by Huntsman when it purchased back-up gas from a third-party supplier.
Huntsman initiated the underlying litigation on September 16, 2014 due to Praxair’s repeated disruptions in the supply of carbon monoxide and hydrogen from September 16, 2004 to December 31, 2013. These disruptions led to lost profits from sales and forced Huntsman to purchase gases from a third-party supplier to meet its contractual obligations.
The plaintiff is seeking affirmation of the district court's July 12, 2022 judgment which ruled in favor of Huntsman based on a jury verdict rendered on April 29, 2022 after a three-week trial.