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CISG-online number
3186
Case name
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd. v. Becwood Technology Group, L.L.C.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Judge
David S. Doty (Senior District Judge)
Date of decision
17 June 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
08-762 (DSD/SRN)
Claimant 1
Name
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Becwood Technology Group, L.L.C.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd. v. Becwood Technology Group, L.L.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
USA, 01 July 2008 – 08-762 DSD/SRN, CISG-online 1774
Present decision
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd. v. Becwood Technology Group L.L.C.
U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit)
USA, 14 February 2011 – 10-2612, CISG-online 2256
reversing
Seller 1
Name
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd.
Place of business
China
Buyer 1
Name
Becwood Technology Group, L.L.C.
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
59: Chemical materials and products, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
612 metric tons of organic kosher Inulin
CISG applicable
yes, agreement of the parties
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 35(1)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 4(a) (no applicability of the CISG to tort claims)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Relationship of CISG to tort liability under domestic law; Remedies under domestic law for reprehensible conduct (fraud etc.)
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
USA, 07 December 1999 – 99 C 5153, CISG-online 439
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Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd. v. Becwood Technology Group L.L.C.
U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit)
USA, 14 February 2011 – 10-2612, CISG-online 2256
Decision published in 1
718 Federal Supplement, Second Series (F. Supp. 2d) 1019 [Full text – in English]
Comment on this decision 1
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 559 [– in English]  
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Original language: English