M.M. SILTA, INC. v. CLEVELAND CLIFFS, INC.

No. 08-2620.

572 F.3d 532 (2009)

M.M. SILTA, INC., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. CLEVELAND CLIFFS, INC.; Cliffs Mining Company, Defendants, Cliffs Erie, L.L.C., Defendant/Appellant, John Does, Number 1 through 5, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Chaiten, argued, Jeffery D. Ubersax, Peter G. Pattakos, on the brief, Cleveland, OH, for appellant.

Kyle E. Hart, argued, Kristine Kroenke, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

M.M. Silta, Inc. (Silta)1 brought this breach of contract action against Cliffs Erie, L.L.C. (Cliffs), alleging that Cliffs failed to perform its obligations under two agreements stemming from reclamation of a Minnesota taconite mine.2 A jury returned a verdict for Silta on one of its contract claims, and Cliffs appeals, arguing that the district court3 submitted...

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