May 2024 – Issuance of decision no 6924/2024 of Thessaloniki Court of First Instance

Successful defense against a lawsuit requesting the awarding of €1,800,000 from distribution agreement.

A lawsuit was filed against our client company, a subsidiary of a multinational company active in the broader field of supplying products and providing services related to medical tools, by its counterparty. More specifically, the two companies had entered into a commercial distribution agreement under which the client had undertaken the obligation to supply the distributor with specific products for endoscopic surgery and arthroscopic procedures.

The distributor, citing a breach of contractual obligations due to delayed order execution, terminated the distribution contract, invited the client to collect unsold goods and equipment, and filed a lawsuit requesting compensation totaling €1,800,000, from actual damages, lost profits, and moral damage. However, the Court, utilizing the arguments presented by the defendant and the relevant clarification of the plaintiff’s claims, ruled that there was no delay in the delivery of the orders and that the plaintiff had been fully and timely informed about the peculiarities faced by the production line, due to international conditions (pandemic, energy crisis).

As a result, the lawsuit was completely dismissed as substantively unfounded.