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CISG-online number
2112
Case name
Forestal Guarani S.A. v. Daros Int'l, Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
Judges
D. Michael Fisher (Circuit Judge), Robert E. Cowen (Circuit Judge, dissenting), Gene E.K. Pratter (District Judge)
Date of decision
21 July 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
08-4488
Claimant 1
Name
Forestal Guarani, S.A.
Place of business
Argentina
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Daros International, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Forestal Guarani, S.A. v. Daros Int'l, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
USA, 07 October 2008 – 03-4821 JAG, CISG-online 1779
Present decision reversing and remanding
Seller 1
Name
Forestal Guarani, S.A.
Place of business
Argentina
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Daros International, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
63: Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
Goods as per contract
Wooden finger-joints
Price
1'857'766.06 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 12; Art. 96
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2); Art. 11; Art. 29
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(1)
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Decision published in 2
613 Federal Reporter, Third Series (F.3d) 395–404 [Full text – in English]
2010 Westlaw (WL) 2836985 [Full text – in English]
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100721u1
Comments on this decision 4
Kristen David Adams & Candace M. Zierdt, 'United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods', Business Law Today (June 2015), 1–4, at 3–4 [– in English]  
H.E. Hartnell, 'U.S. Court of Appeals Rules on Effect of One Country's Article 96 Reservation on Oral Contract Governed by the CISG: Forestal Guarani S.A. v. Daros International, Inc., Case 08-4488, 613 F.3d 395 (3rd Circuit, 2010)', Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) (2012), 367–369 [– 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 53–55 [– in English]
Jeannette Sedgwick, 'Choice-of-law analysis applies when signatory nations adopt opposing oral contract provisions under the CISG: Forestal Guarani S.A. v. Daros Int'l. Inc., 613 F.3d 395 (3d Cir. 2010)', 34 Suffolk Transnational Law Review (Suffolk Transnat'l L. Rev.) (2011), 273–282 [– in English]
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