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CISG-online number
6878
Case name
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A. v. TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Judge
Virginia M. Hernandez Covington (District Judge)
Date of decision
04 March 2024
Case nr./docket nr.
8:21-cv-2884-VMC-JSS
Claimant 1
Name
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A.
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A. v. TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
USA, 14 April 2022 – 8:21-cv-2884-VMC-JSS, CISG-online 5981
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A. v. TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
USA, 06 February 2023 – 8:21-cv-2884-VMC-JSS, CISG-online 6221
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A. v. TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
USA, 13 July 2023 – 8:21-cv-2884-VMC-JSS, CISG-online 6375
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Fertilizantes Tocantins S.A.
Place of business
Brazil
Buyer 1
Name
TGO Agriculture (USA), Inc.
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
56: Fertilizers (other than those of group 272 (which is a part of division 27))
Goods as per contract
45,000 metric tons of fertilizer
Price
6'525'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Florida law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 14(1); Art. 18(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8(3); Art. 9; Art. 11; Art. 19; Art. 23; Art. 45; Art. 74; Art. 75; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 6; Art. 77
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
2005 UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts; Burden of proof
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