PHOENIX -- Suntron Corp. is using
Applied Materials, claiming unfair business practices on the part of the maker of semiconductor gear. Suntron seeks over $20 million in damages.
In the suit, Suntron claims it spent millions of dollars on raw
materials and other inventory-related costs as result of false promises
of business from Applied Materials. The suit alleges a other unlawful
acts and unfair business
practices as well.
Suntron
provided more than 7,000 different finished products to Applied
Materials, Suntron said in a press statement. The lawsuit claims that
Suntron has been left with more than $18 million
worth of unused and obsolete inventory.