Lawsuit claims Schneider wrecked $13M supercomputer

[TexasTowelie]

GREEN BAY - A scientific research institute wants logistics giant Schneider Inc. to fork over $13 million after a supercomputer was damaged during transit.

Milwaukee’s Northridge National Laboratory filed a lawsuit against Schneider on Aug. 9 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. The case since has been transferred to the Eastern District of Wisconsin federal court in Green Bay.

Northridge wants Schneider to pay to replace Bluefire, an IBM supercomputer, cover support technician costs and compensate the laboratory for revenue it could have generated by selling access to the machine.

The lab bought Bluefire from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., in April 2015 and hired Schneider to transport the computer and its cryogenic cooling system to Milwaukee, according to the complaint.

Read more: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2017/09/15/lawsuit-schneider-supercomputer/657991001/

[DetlefK]

1. WTF? No receipt of shipment?

Northridge said it asked for a receipt from Schneider before it shipped and was told it wouldn’t get one until after the loads were delivered. Northridge said the only receipt it got was a handwritten bill of lading issued by the truck driver after the computer had been delivered and the damage was discovered.