Opinion ID: 171042
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Heading: The Agreement Between Level 3 and Liebert

Text: In December 1999, Level 3 and Liebert signed a basic purchase agreement (Agreement) for buying Liebert hardware[,] referred to as the `Products' in the Agreement. Aplt. App. 56. The Products to which the Agreement applies and other terms and conditions relevant thereto shall be described in a Product and Pricing Attachment to be executed by the parties hereto (the `P & P Attachments'). Id. The P & P Attachment accompanying the Agreement lists various hardware, including UPS systems. The batteries, however, are not specifically mentioned as one of the Products, although without a battery a UPS system loses its functionality. The Agreement also contains Liebert's general warranty for the Products. Liebert represents and warrants that all Products ... purchased and delivered hereunder shall be new, of good quality and workmanship, and shall be free from defects in material and workmanship. Id. at 61. But the warranty for third-party accessories shall be limited to those provided by such third parties. Id. (emphasis added). The Agreement does not define the term third-party accessories. After entering into the Agreement, Level 3 purchased from Liebert somewhere between 50 and 100 UPS systems in the first half of 2000 alone. All of these orders included batteries, which were shipped from the third-party battery manufacturer directly to Level 3's job sites. At the sites, Level 3's contractors installed the batteries and connected them to Liebert's UPS systems. In every order, the batteries were brand new.