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CISG-online number
2372
Case name
Maxxsonics USA, Inc. v. Fengshun Peiying Electro Acoustic Comp.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge
Harry D. Leinenweber (Sole judge)
Date of decision
21 March 2012
Case nr./docket nr.
10 C 1174
Claimant 1
Name
Maxxsonics USA, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Fengshun Peiying Electro Acoustic Company, Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Fengshun Peiying Electro Acoustic Company, Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Maxxsonics USA, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
76: Telecommunications and sound-recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
Goods as per contract
Car amplifiers
Price
610'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Illinois law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2); Art. 50; Art. 71
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 35; Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 53
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
1974/1980 UN Limitation Convention; Set-off
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CLOUT number
1186
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
120321u1
Comments on this decision 2
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 51–52 [– in English]
Ulrich G. Schroeter, Internationales UN-Kaufrecht, 7th ed., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), at no. 63 [– in German]
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Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 1186 (Language: English)
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