FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Steel Dynamics Inc. , an operator of electricand furnace mini-mills, who

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Steel Dynamics Inc. , an operator of electric

and furnace mini-mills, who on Thursday said that a Michigan circuit 【S1】______

court of judge dismissed a General Motors Corp. lawsuit against the 【S2】______

company over an alleged contract violation of a multi-year steel 【S3】______

purchase agreement.

Because in March General Motors filed suit against Steel Dynamics and 【S4】______

Textron Inc. , both of which supply with steel fasteners and other parts 【S5】______

to the automaker, as seeking damages, and contending that the 【S6】______

companies' recently increased prices violated contracts with the 【S7】______

manufacturer.

Though on Wednesday, the judge dismissed General Motors' suit on 【S8】______

the basis that it had failed to state a legally valid claim against Steel 【S9】______

Dynamics.

Steel Dynamics shares recently traded down 29 cents, or for nearly 1 【S10】______

percent, which at $31.37 on the Nasdaq, and General Motors shares 【S11】______

were down 31 cents at $42.82, but on the New York Stock Exchange. 【S12】______

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