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CISG-online number
6477
Case name
Gramercy Holdings I, LLC v. Matec S.r.l. et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
John P. Cronan (District Judge)
Date of decision
11 September 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
20 Civ. 3937 (JPC), 20 Civ. 4136 (JPC)
Claimant 1
Name
Gramercy Holdings I, LLC (doing business as Noranda Alumina)
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
Matec S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Matec America, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Sellers 2
Name
Matec S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Name
Matec America, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Gramercy Holdings I, LLC (doing business as Noranda Alumina)
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
74: General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified, and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
5 industrial filter presses for processing refinery waste
Price
2'808'175.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
New York law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 1(1); Art. 3(2); Art. 6
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 3(1); Art. 8(3); Art. 80
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 2; Art. 4; Art. 8(1); Art. 8(2); Art. 9(1); Art. 9(2); Art. 29(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Relationship of CISG to tort liability under domestic law; Remedies under domestic law for reprehensible conduct (fraud etc.); Uncertainty about party to the sales contract
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Multi-Juice, S.A. et al. v. Snapple Beverage Corp. et al.
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Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 21 August 2002 – 98 CIV 861 RWS, 99 CIV 3607 RWS, CISG-online 664
Delchi Carrier, SpA v. Rotorex Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 06 December 1995 – 95-7182, 95-7186, CISG-online 140
Decision published in 1
2023 Westlaw (WL) 5917624 [Full text – in English]
Comment on this decision 1
Wayne Barnes, 'CISG', 79 Business Lawyer (Bus. Law.) (Fall 2024), 1297–1308 [– in English]  
Full text of decision 1
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Original language: English