Profi-Parkiet Sp. Zoo v. Seneca Hardwoods LLC
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2014 WL 2169769 (2014)
Polish buyer Profi-Parkiet (plaintiff) paid a down payment and shipping costs to Seneca Hardwoods (defendant) for walnut flooring that arrived five months late and severely nonconforming; after rejecting and storing the shipment at Seneca's expense, Profi-Parkiet bought replacement flooring from another supplier at a higher price and sought default-judgment damages including its original payments, storage fees, both replacement shipments, and invoiced amounts for orders customers cancelled.
Whether the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods allows buyers to recover foreseeable losses resulting from a seller's breach of contract, including storage fees, replacement costs, and lost profits.