L.I. Petroleum, Corp. v. Vp Petroleum, LLC

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• holding that there is no implied duty of good faith where the parties have “unmistakably expressed their respective rights,” because the implied duty cannot override express contract terms
• explaining that the covenant is recognized in Michigan “only where one party to the contract makes its performance a matter of its own discretion”
• “The nonmoving party must present significant probative evidence in support of its opposition to the motion for summary judgment.”
• “Discretion arises when the parties have agreed to defer decision on a particular term of the contract.”
• contract provision giving one party “exclusive judgment” to make a decision “removed any basis upon which to imply a covenant of good faith and fair dealing”

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