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CISG-online number
6990
Case name
Chilean Sea Bass Inc. v. Kendell Seafood Imports, Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Judge
John J. McConnell, Jr. (Chief District Judge)
Date of decision
22 May 2024
Case nr./docket nr.
21-cv-337-JJM-LDA
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
3: Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof
Goods as per contract
over 350 tons of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni, marketed to the public as Chilean sea bass)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Rhode Island law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 7(1); Art. 12; Art. 78; Art. 79(1); Art. 96
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2); Art. 11; Art. 14; Art. 18; Art. 23; Art. 25; Art. 29(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 4; Art. 4(a); Art. 9; Art. 14–25; Art. 74–77
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Agency; Role of good faith in CISG cases
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 11
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinions 2
This decision is cited by 2
Decision published in 2
Full text of decision 1
