Semi-Materials Co., Ltd. v. MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
2011 WL 134062 (2011)

- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Semi-Materials Company, Ltd. (SMC) (plaintiff) sued MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (MEMC) (defendant) over an international sales-contract dispute. MEMC filed a Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 44.1 motion and proffered expert testimony as to the applicability to the case of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), to which the United States was signatory and a contracting state. SMC moved to exclude the proffered testimony.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Buckles, J.)
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