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CISG-online number
7519
Case name
Forsell v. Squirrels, LLC et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Chamber
Eastern Division
Judge
Carmen E. Henderson (Magistrate Judge)
Date of decision
18 July 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
5:22-CV-01454-CEH
Claimant 1
Name
Carl Forsell, doing business as Nonce Pte., Ltd
Place of business
Singapore
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
Squirrels, LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Allmine, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Forsell v. Squirrels, LLC et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
USA, 20 June 2023 – 5:22-cv-1454, CISG-online 6369
Present decision denying motion for summary judgment
Sellers 2
Name
Squirrels, LLC
Place of business
USA
Name
Allmine, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Carl Forsell, doing business as Nonce Pte., Ltd
Place of business
Singapore
Category of goods
99: Miscellaneous
Goods as per contract
438 field programmable gate array (FPGA) cards, type "BCU 1525" (hardware for the processing and mining of cryptocurrencies)
Price
905'229.27 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Ohio law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 14(1); Art. 18(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 8(1); Art. 11; Art. 15(1); Art. 23; Art. 25; Art. 72
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Uncertainty about party to the sales contract; Unjust enrichment claim under domestic law
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