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CISG-online number
2090
Case name
ECEM European Chemical Marketing BV v. The Purolite Comp.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge
Joel H. Slomsky (District Judge)
Date of decision
29 January 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
05-3078
Claimant 1
Name
ECEM European Chemical Marketing BV
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
The Purolite Company
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
ECEM European Chemical Marketing BV v. The Purolite Comp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
USA, 09 November 2011 – 10-4343, CISG-online 2240
affirming
Seller 1
Name
ECEM European Chemical Marketing BV
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
The Purolite Company
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
51: Organic chemicals
Goods as per contract
Styrene monomer ("styrene"), an organic compound
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8(1); Art. 8(2); Art. 8(3)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(2); Art. 9; Art. 11
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 74
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Preemption of parol evidence rule
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
USA, 26 March 2009 – 1:05-CV-00702, CISG-online 1880
TeeVee Toons, Inc. v. Gerhard Schubert GmbH
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 23 August 2006 – 00 Civ. 5189 (RCC), CISG-online 1272
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
USA, 11 June 2003 – 02-20166, CISG-online 730
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
Calzaturificio Claudia s.n.c. v. Olivieri Footwear Ltd.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 06 April 1998 – 96 Civ. 8052(HB)(THK), CISG-online 440
Beijing Metals & Minerals Import/Export Corp. v. American Business Center, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
USA, 15 June 1993 – 92-2171, CISG-online 89
This decision is cited by 1
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
USA, 17 February 2022 – 21-5168, CISG-online 5793
Editorial remark
Some databases list the decision under the date of 29 January 2011.
Decision published in 2
2010 Westlaw (WL) 419444 [Full text – in English]
2010 LexisNexis database for U.S. District Court cases (U.S. Dist. LEXIS) 7373 [Full text – in English]
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100129u1
Comments on this decision 2
Andreas Ehlers, 'Establishing a Uniform Interpretation of the CISG: A Case Study of Article 74', Nordic Journal of Commercial Law (NJCL) (2013), #2, 1–35, at 30 [– in English]  
Francesco G. Mazzotta, 'Survey of Recent U.S. Cases Dealing with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)', in: Ingeborg Schwenzer & Lisa Spagnolo (eds.), Boundaries and Intersections: The 5th Annual MAA Schlechtriem CISG Conference, The Hague: Eleven International Publishing (2014), 33–55, at 44–45 [– in English]
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