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After Titanium metals already spent $100 million in order to expand its production capacity to fulfill the contract, Boeing asked for a renegotiation in the terms of the contract, asking for low prices and an end to minimum purchase agreements as major purchaser of Titanium, managers at Boeing probably thought they had the power to push this contract revision through, and investment by Titanium meant that they would be unlikely to walk away from the deal. Titanium promptly sued Boeing for breach of contract. The dispute was settled out of court and under a revised agreement Boeing agreed to pay monetary damages to Titanium metals and entered into an amended contract to purchase Titanium. Irrespective of the legality of this action, it was arguably unethical because it violated the right of suppliers to have buyers who deal with them in a fair and open …show more content…

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