Terms and Conditions 1. Acceptance
Orders from a customer (“Customer”) are subject to acceptance by Moore Medical LLC (“Moore”) at its executive office only.
Acceptance by
Customer of any goods from Moore shall constitute acceptance of these terms and conditions. No terms and conditions appearing in Customer’s order that are in variance with or contrary to Moore’s terms and conditions shall be binding upon Moore unless specifically agreed to in a writing signed by Moore. 2. Payment
Invoices will be dated as of the date of the shipment, and unless otherwise agreed in writing, are payable on an open account net thirty (30) days basis from the date of invoice. Late charges may be charged on past due accounts at the rate of the lower of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest rate permitted by law. All payments shall be made in United States dollars and may be made by check, wire transfer, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. A Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) fee will be assessed for each returned check. Moore may suspend shipment of Products to Customers who are not credit worthy or whose accounts are past due, at no liability to Moore. Due to manufacturers’ price increases or decreases or other events outside of Moore’s reasonable control, pricing is subject to change without prior notification. Customer is responsible for all federal, state or local sales, use or excise tax imposed with respect to the Products. 3. Delivery and Associated Charges
Moore will use its reasonable efforts to deliver Products on or before the estimated delivery date, but shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for failure to do so, regardless of the cause. All backordered items will be shipped immediately upon receipt from Moore’s supplier. Moore reserves the right to cancel any item from Customer’s order if the item is not received within thirty (30) days from the date of the backorder. Moore has the sole right to select the form of transportation. Shipment of Products per routine order to Customer and subsequent back orders related to the original shipment shall be shipped FOB Destination, except for drop ship- ments which shall be shipped in accordance with the vendor’s shipping policies. The cost of shipment, if any, will be paid by Moore and added to Customer’s invoice. Any freight charges for special handling or for ship- ments involving export sales are the responsibility of Customer and will be added to Customer’s invoice.
Shipping charges are subject to change
without notice. Customer shall pay all shipping charges on special order drop shipments. Furniture and large equipment is shipped to Customer’s dock. Additional charges will be applied for lift gate service, inside delivery, or set up. Certain products may be subject to different or additional ship- ping terms including those products described below:
Drop Shipped: Item is shipped directly from the manufactur- er. Since delivery times may vary, please ask our representa- tives for details when placing your order.
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Refrigerated Shipment: Any item requiring refrigeration may be shipped separately from the rest of your order. Items are shipped on ice Monday through Wednesday only, and will arrive in two business days. Add Six Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($6.95) per order to cover additional handling. Refrigerated items cannot be returned.
Hazardous Materials: The Department of Transportation has determined that this item requires special handling. Hazardous material charges are the responsibility of Customer and will be added to Customer's invoice. Please see important information in the Returns Section.
Licensure/DEA Required: In order to ship prescription drugs and devices and other controlled substances to you, a copy of your current medical license and DEA License must be on file with Supplier.
4. Warranty The warranties (if any) on the Products sold hereunder that are not sold under the label or trademarks of Moore (“Moore-labeled Products”) are only those of the manufacturer, assembler or packager of the Product, as stated in any warranty accompanying such Products, and Supplier makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect thereto. With respect to the Moore-labeled Products, Moore warrants, solely for the benefit of Customer for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase by Customer, that such Moore-labeled Products, shall be free in material respects from defects in materials and workmanship. As Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a breach of this warranty, Moore shall repair or replace, at its option, free of charge, any Moore-labeled Product which is proved to the satisfaction of Moore to breach this warranty. Moore shall have the sole right to specify the manner in which, and the person by whom, repair of Moore-labeled Products is to be carried out. THIS WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: a. The defective Moore-labeled Product must be returned freight prepaid to Moore in accordance with these terms and conditions and will, in the event of replacement, become the property of Moore.
b. The warranty does not include the costs of removal of the defective Moore-labeled Product.
c. The warranty is expressly contingent (and shall otherwise be void) upon use of the Moore-labeled Products strictly in accordance with any directions and information accompanying such Moore-labeled Products and without misuse, damage, alteration, or modification thereto.
d. The warranty is given by Moore solely with respect to Moore-labeled Products.
5. DISCLAIMER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4 ARE MOORE’S SOLE OBLIGATION AND EXCLUDE ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHETHER OR NOT PURPOSES OR SPECIFICA- TIONS ARE DESCRIBED HEREIN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN TO MOORE. MOORE FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER TO CUSTOMER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR INJURY TO PERSON OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY OR VALUE CAUSED BY ANY PROD- UCT THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO MISUSE, NEGLIGENCE, OR ACCI- DENT; OR MISAPPLIED; OR MODIFIED OR REPAIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS; OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. 6. Damaged Goods
All deliveries should be inspected for shipping damage before accepting delivery. If damage has occurred, Customer should note the extent of the damage on the freight bill and contact Moore immediately. Claims for loss or damage in transit must be entered and prosecuted by Customer. Moore’s responsibility for loss or damage ceases when the products are accepted by the carrier. In no event will Moore be held liable for any dam- ages or expenses caused by delay in delivery. 7. Inspection/Returns; Shortages Customer shall have five (5) days from the date of delivery to inspect the Products and to reject any or all Products which are defective or noncon- forming. Products rejected shall be promptly returned to Moore at Moore’s expense; provided, however such Products are returned no later than forty-five (45) days from invoice date. Credit will be given for incor- rectly shipped, damaged, or defective products. In no event will Moore consider claims for damage or errors in shipment unless notice of such claims are transmitted to Moore within five (5) days after receipt of the allegedly damaged goods together with documentation substantiating the claim and unless made with the freight carrier in accordance with such car- rier’s policies and procedures. All return freight charges for Products that are deemed to be not defective or nonconforming are the responsibility of Customer. All Product shortages must be reported to Moore’s Customer Relations department at 800-234-1464, within five (5) days of invoice date. The following Products have return restrictions or are not returnable and Customer should contact Moore’s Customer Relations for further information: • All Rx returns must be requested by customers and approved by Customer Service within 7 days of invoice and the product returned to us within 15 days accompanied by a signed Prescription Drug Return Form.
• All over-the-counter and prescription medications that don’t meet date requirements must be reported within five (5) days of receipt and will then be verified through warehouse for stocked merchandise dating.
• Controlled Substances • Diagnostic Test Kits • Discontinued Products • Drop Shipped or Special Order Products shipped from manufacturer • Expired Products • Hazardous/ORM Materials – call for details • Items Shipped on Ice or Dry Ice •Opened or Defaced Products • Used Instruments • Oxygen Tanks 8. Exclusive Remedy As Preferred Customer's exclusive remedy for any defect or nonconformi- ty in the Product (referred to hereinafter as “Affected Products”), Supplier shall, in its sole discretion, either: (i) replace the Affected Product contain- ing such defect or nonconformity; (ii) refund the price paid by Preferred Customer for the Affected Products; or (iii) credit Preferred Customer’s accounts for the amount paid by Preferred Customer for the Affected Product.
In furtherance of such undertaking, if Preferred Customer rea-
sonably believes that any Product contains a defect or nonconformity for which Supplier is responsible, Preferred Customer shall inform Supplier of the nature of such defect or nonconformity in reasonable detail and shall request authorization from Supplier to return the Affected Products to Supplier or Supplier’s source for repair or replacement. All Products so returned shall be shipped as so authorized, postage prepaid to Supplier's facility or such other source specified by Supplier. 9. Limitation of Actions No action, regardless of form, arising out of these terms and conditions may be commenced more than one (1) year after the cause of action has occurred, except an action for nonpayment. 10. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL MOORE BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CON- SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) FROM ANY CAUSE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY UNAVAILABILITY OF, DEFECT IN, OR MISSHIPMENT OF PRODUCTS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUPPLIER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, DAMAGES, CLAIM OR DEMAND. MOORE’S LIABILITY ON ANY CLAIM FOR LOSS, COST, DAMAGE, EXPENSE OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THERE- FROM, OR THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, DELIVERY, RESALE, REPAIR, SERV- ICE, OR USE OF ANY PRODUCT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS LIABILITY ARISING FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT) SHALL IN NO CASE EXCEED THE PRICE OF SUCH PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN SUCH CLAIM. 11. Product Changes Factors beyond Moore’s control and the need for continuing improve- ments of Products require the making of changes in Products from time to time. Moore reserves the right to make reasonable changes in Products of any kind without notice, and to deliver revised versions of Products against any order, unless this right is specifically waived by it in writing. Moore shall have no responsibility whatsoever with respect to the changes made by the manufacturer of Products sold by but not manufactured by Moore and Customer acknowledges that such Products are subject to change at any time and from time to time.
12. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be responsible for non-performance or delays due to any causes beyond such party’s reasonable control, including but not lim- ited to Acts of God, delays of vendors or carriers, strikes, terrorism, floods, fire, acts or demands of any government or governmental or regulatory agency or otherwise. Any party seeking to excuse or delay performance under this Section 12 will provide detailed written notice to the other party of the nature and anticipated duration of the delay. Any such delay shall effect a corresponding extension of Moore’s estimated delivery date. 13. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, U.S.A. (without regard to its conflicts of laws). The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to these terms and conditions and the sale of the Products here- under. Customer hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Connecticut in connection with any dis- pute that may arise hereunder, and Customer herby waives any objections it may have to the jurisdiction or venue of the Connecticut courts. 14. Patent Infringement
In the event any Product hereby sold is used by the Customer in a manner causing unauthorized patent infringement, Customer shall hold harmless and indemnify Moore as to any and all damages and costs for which Moore may become liable because charged with contributing to or induc- ing such infringement. 15. Government Contracts Moore shall not be bound by the terms of any government contracts to which Customer may be a party. 16. Amendments, Reschedule, Additional Quantities These terms and conditions may be amended only by a subsequent writ- ing that specifically refers to these terms and conditions and that is signed by both parties. All of the terms herein shall apply to additional quantities of Products ordered by Customer, except to the extent those additional quantities are covered by a new written signed agreement. 17. Export Sales Notwithstanding anything stated above to the contrary, Products intend- ed for shipment to destinations other than the contiguous United States (“Export Sales”) shall be governed by the following additional terms and conditions which shall control in the event of a conflict. Shipments will be made by Moore only to: (i) a United States location; (ii) Customer’s domes- tic United States freight forwarder; or (iii) F.O.B. United States port of export. Customer agrees that Moore will not be a party to the exportation of the goods, that any Export Sales transaction(s) represented by this order will be consummated prior to exportation, and that Customer will neither cause nor permit Moore’s name to be shown as Exporter of Record on any United States export documentation.
Customer freight forwarder must
provide all required export paperwork, documents, approvals and clear- ance necessary for export of Products from the United States. All billings and payments for Export Sales shall be made in United States dollars. All orders for Products involving Export Sales must be pre-paid by bank or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or by credit card. No let- ters of credit will be accepted as a form of payment. Moore shall be enti- tled to any duty drawback claims applicable to export sales and upon request and where applicable, Customer will provide to Moore U.S. Customs Form 7543 entitled “Certificate of Delivery” properly executed. 18. Reporting of Discounts, Rebates or Other Price Reduction Programs CUSTOMER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING ALL PRICES, DIS- COUNTS, AND REBATES TO REIMBURSING AGENCIES TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW OR REGULATION, INCLUDING MEDICARE AND MED- ICAID, AND OTHER ENTITIES, MAINTAINING RECORDS THEREOF, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO REIMBURSING AGENCIES, IN ACCOR- DANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. ANY PRICE REDUCTIONS OR DIS- COUNT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN THE INVOICE ARE INTENDED TO BE A DISCOUNT WITHIN THE MEANING OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE ANTI-KICKBACK LAWS, INCLUDING, 42 U.S.C. 1320A-7B(B) AND THE DIS- COUNT SAFE HARBOR PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND CURRENTLY FOUND AT 42 C.F.R. 1001.952(H). CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE INVOICE MAY NOT REFLECT THE NET COST OF A PRODUCT DUE TO A REBATE OR OTHER DISCOUNT PROGRAM. CUSTOMER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT WILL SATISFY ANY AND ALL REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON BUYERS, INCLUDING WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW, THE REQUIREMENT TO ACCURATELY REPORT, OR MAKE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY A FEDERAL OR STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM, THE NET COST ACTUALLY PAID BY SUCH CUSTOMER FOR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES COVERED BY THE INVOICE. FOR PURPOSES OF COST REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER A FEDERAL OR STATE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES COST BASED REIMBURSEMENT, CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDS THAT ANY SUCH DISCOUNTS, INCLUDING REBATES, SHOULD BE PROPERLY ALLOCATED ON A UNIT BASIS SO AS TO REPORT A NET SALE PRICE THAT ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE DISCOUNT RECEIVED. CUSTOMER MAY REQUEST INFORMATION FROM SUPPLIER IN ORDER TO MEET CUSTOMER’S REPORTING OR DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS BY CON- TACTING SUPPLIER IN WRITING AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 1690 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE, FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06032. 19. Entire Agreement These terms and conditions, together with any agreement signed by Moore that these terms and conditions are attached to is the complete and exclusive statement of agreement between Moore and Customer and supersede all prior understandings and other communications between the parties relating to the Products. These terms and conditions are subject to change without prior notice. Not responsible for typographical errors. Rev. 3/10.
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