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CISG-online number
653
Case name
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
Robert W. Sweet (District Judge)
Date of decision
10 May 2002
Case nr./docket nr.
99CIV3607(RWS)
Claimant 1
Name
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Place of business
Canada
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Present decision
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 21 August 2002 – 98 CIV 861 RWS, 99 CIV 3607 RWS, CISG-online 664
rehearing denied
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 19 March 2003 – 98 Civ. 861 RWS, 99 Civ. 3687 RWS, CISG-online 1351
Seller 1
Name
Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Place of business
Canada
Buyer 1
Name
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp.
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
52: Inorganic chemicals
Goods as per contract
Warfarin sodium clathrate
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 16(2)(b); Art. 60(a)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4(a); Art. 7(1); Art. 9; Art. 11; Art. 14(1); Art. 18(3)
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 4
Asante Technologies, Inc. v. PMC-Sierra, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
USA, 30 July 2001 – C 01-20230 JW, CISG-online 616
Viva Vino Import Corp. v. Franese Vini S.r.l.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
USA, 29 August 2000 – CIV.A.99-6384, CISG-online 675
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
USA, 29 June 1998 – 97-4250, CISG-online 342
Delchi Carrier, SpA v. Rotorex Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 06 December 1995 – 95-7182, 95-7186, CISG-online 140
This decision is cited by 1
Transmar Commodity Group Ltd. v. Cooperativa Agraria Industrial Naranjillo Ltda.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 09 May 2018 – 16-3532-cv, CISG-online 3060
Decision published in 2
201 Federal Supplement, Second Series (F. Supp. 2d) 236–291 [Full text – in English]
2002 Westlaw (WL) 959574 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
579
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
020510u1
Comments on this decision 8
William P. Johnson, 'The Hierarchy That Wasn’t There: Elevating „Usage“ to its Rightful Position for Contracts Governed by the CISG', 32 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business (Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus) (2012), 263–303, at 296–297 [– in English]  
Joseph Lookofsky, 'CISG Case Commentary on Preëmption in Geneva Pharmaceuticals and Stawski', Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (Rev. CISG) (2003), 115–122 [– in English]
Joseph D. Mattera, 'The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG") and Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc./Apothecon, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York's Application and Interpretation of the Scope of the CISG', 16 Pace International Law Review (Pace Int'l L. Rev.) (2004), 165–191 [– 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 524–526 [– in English]  
Ulrich G. Schroeter, 'Defining the Borders of Uniform International Contract Law: The CISG and Remedies for Innocent, Negligent, or Fraudulent Misrepresentation', 58 Villanova Law Review (Vill. L. Rev.) (2013), 553–587, at 558–559 [– in English]  
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 12 [– in German]
Fan Yang, 'A Comparative Case Study of the Interpretation Methodology of Article 14 of the CISG: A Global Jurisconsultorium Perspective', 10 European Journal of Law Reform (EJLR) (2008), 3–20, at 17 [– in English]  
Bruno Zeller & Robert Walters, 'Precontractual Damages as a Result of an Irrevocable Offer – A Resolution Within the CISG', Nordic Journal of Commercial Law (NJCL) (2020/1), 34–52, at 44–45 [– in English]  
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Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 579 (Language: English)
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Original language: English