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CISG-online number
7294
Case name
Kumpers Composites GmbH & Co KG v. TPI Composites Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Judge
Susan M. Brnovich (District Judge)
Date of decision
25 February 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
CV-23-00214-PHX-SMB
Claimant 1
Name
Kumpers Composites GmbH & Co KG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
TPI Composites Incorporated
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
Kumpers Composites GmbH & Co KG
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
TPI Composites Incorporated
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Goods as per contract
700 metric tons of UD600 (a carbon fabric)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Arizona law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 8; Art. 11; Art. 14(1); Art. 18(1)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 8(3)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 77
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 6; Art. 7(2); Art. 9(1); Art. 55; Art. 96
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contractual force majeure clause; Contractual termination for convenience clause; Framework agreement; Merger clause/entire agreement clause
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This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinions 3
CISG-AC Opinion No. 1 ‘Electronic Communications under CISG’ (Rapporteur: Christina Ramberg), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council on 15 August 2003
CISG-AC Opinion No. 3 ‘Parol Evidence Rule, Plain Meaning Rule, Contractual Merger Clause and the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Richard Hyland), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council at its 7th meeting in Madrid (Spain) on 23 October 2004
CISG-AC Opinion No. 16 ‘Exclusion of the CISG under Article 6’ (Rapporteur: Lisa Spagnolo), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 19th meeting in Pretoria (South Africa) on 30 May 2014
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