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CISG-online number
297
Case name
Helen Kaminski Pty. Ltd. v. Marketing Australian Products, Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
Denise Cote (District Judge)
Date of decision
21 July 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
97-8072A, M-47 (DLC)
Claimant 1
Name
Helen Kaminski Pty. Ltd.
Place of business
Australia
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Marketing Australian Products, Inc., doing business as Fiona Waterstreet Hats
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
Helen Kaminski Pty. Ltd.
Place of business
Australia
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Marketing Australian Products, Inc., doing business as Fiona Waterstreet Hats
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Distributor
Category of goods
84: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Goods as per contract
Fashion accessories
CISG applicable
no, Art. 1(1) (non-applicability of the CISG to distribution agreement)
(Domestic) law applied in addition
New York law
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 61(3)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 14(1); Art. 25
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Distribution agreement
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Decision published in 2
1997 Westlaw (WL) 414137 [Full text – in English]
1997 LexisNexis database for U.S. District Court cases (U.S. Dist. LEXIS) 10603 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
187
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
970721u1
Comments on this decision 6
Victoria M. Genys, 'Blazing a Trail in the "New Frontier" of the CISG: Helen Kaminski v. Marketing Australian Products, Pty. Ltd. Inc.', 17 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (1998), 415–426 [– in English]
Sunil R. Harjani, 'The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods in United States Courts', 23 Houston Journal of International Law (Hous. J. Int'l L.) (2004), 49–85, at 81–83 [– in English]  
Monica Kilian, 'CISG and the Problem with Common Law Jurisdictions', 10 Journal of Transnational Law and Policy (J. Transnat'l L. & Policy) (2001), 217–243, at 235–238 [– in English]  
Marlyse McQuillen, 'The Development of a Federal CISG Common Law in U.S. Courts: Patterns of Interpretation and Citation', 61 University of Miami Law Review (U. Miami L. Rev.) (2007), 509–537, at 514 [– in English]  
Marie-France Papandréou-Deterville, Recueil Dalloz (D.) (1998), Somm., 316–317 [– in French]
Christian Thiele, 'Das UN-Kaufrecht vor US-amerikanischen Gerichten - zugleich Anmerkung zu Viva Vino Import Corp. v Farnese Vini S.r.l.', Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2002), 8–14, at 10–11 [– in German]
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Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 187 (Language: English)
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