Firm Update No. 2025-01本所动态 2025-01 号
In re Claims by a Chinese Garment Exporter Against a New York Importer: Plaintiff Discontinues on the Eve of Hearing中国服装出口商诉纽约进口商案：原告在开庭前夕撤诉
- Practice领域
- Civil Litigation民事诉讼
- Jurisdiction管辖
- Supreme Court, Nassau County纽约州最高法院拿骚县分院
- Our role本所角色
- Counsel to the defendant被告律师
- Status进展
- Discontinued by plaintiff Jan. 2025原告于2025年1月撤诉
IFacts事实
A garment manufacturer and exporter in China sued the client, a New York import company, in Supreme Court, Nassau County, in January 2023 on garment sales contracts. A motion to dismiss was denied in September 2024, and the court set a hearing before a referee to hear and determine the issues for January 22, 2025. The plaintiff requested a Cantonese interpreter for the hearing.一家中国服装生产及出口商于2023年1月在纽约州最高法院拿骚县分院起诉客户（一家纽约进口公司），所依据的是服装买卖合同。一项驳回动议于2024年9月被驳回，法院定于2025年1月22日由审裁员听审并裁决争议。原告为听审申请了粤语翻译。
IIQuestion Presented争议问题
How does a buyer of imported goods defend a seller’s claim for the price, and what is the effect of a voluntary discontinuance without prejudice?进口货物买方如何抗辩卖方的货款请求？不附既判效力的自愿撤诉有何效果？
IIIRelevant Law相关法律
CPLR 3217(a)(2): stipulation of discontinuance; without prejudiceCPLR 3217(a)(2)：撤诉协议；不影响再诉
N.Y. U.C.C. §§ 2-607, 2-725: acceptance of goods; notice of breach; four-year statute of limitations; accrual on tender of deliveryN.Y. U.C.C. §§ 2-607, 2-725：货物接受；违约通知；四年诉讼时效；交付提示时起算
N.Y. U.C.C. §§ 2-714, 2-717: buyer's damages for accepted goods; breach of warranty; recoupment; setoff against the priceN.Y. U.C.C. §§ 2-714, 2-717：已接受货物的买方损害赔偿；违反担保；抵扣；价款抵销
CPLR 4317: consensual reference; referee to hear and determineCPLR 4317：合意交付审理；审理并裁决的公断人
IVDisposition结果
The plaintiff discontinued the entire action by stipulation in early January 2025, before the hearing, and the action was marked discontinued.原告于2025年1月初、听审前以协议撤销全案，案件标记为撤诉结案。
Client details are withheld to protect confidentiality. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.为保护客户隐私，相关信息已隐去。过往结果不保证类似案件的结果。