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CISG-online number
5685
Case name
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. v. Meever & Meever et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Chamber
Houston Division
Judge
Kenneth M. Hoyt (District Judge)
Date of decision
20 September 2021
Case nr./docket nr.
4:20-CV-00425
Claimant 1
Name
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 3
Name
Meever & Meever
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Buyer‘s parent company
Name
Meever USA, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Russell Marine, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Sub-buyer of the goods
Seller 1
Name
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Meever USA, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
67: Iron and steel
Goods as per contract
Customized steel pillars
Price
1'821'892.60 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Texas law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 25; Art. 34; Art. 74; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 36(1); Art. 40; Art. 53; Art. 64(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Recoverability of attorneys' fees as damages
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Effect on relevant point in time under Art. 36(1) CISG; Effect on seller's obligations under a CISG contract; Effect on the passing of risk
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Decision published in 2
2021 Westlaw (WL) 4267162 [Full text – in English]
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2022), 143–149 [Text (excerpt) – in English]
Comments on this decision 2
Chengwei Liu & Jingen Wang, 'Unidirectionality of the Letter of Credit Independence Principle and Fundamental Breach of Underlying Contract: Reviewing the Ziking Steel Pipe Case', 141(1) Banking Law Journal (Banking L.J.) (2024), 34–48 [– in English]
Candace M. Zierdt & Kristen David Adams, 'CISG', 77 Business Lawyer (Bus. Law.) (Fall 2022), 1345–1356, at 1353–1355 [– in English]  
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