Legal Opinion
Biotronik A.G. v. Conor Medsystems Ireland, Ltd.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2014PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
In this breach of contract action, plaintiff sought lost profits from an exclusive distribution agreement as general damages. We hold that lost profits were the direct and probable result of a *802breach of the parties’ agreement and thus constitute general damages.
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In May 2004, plaintiff Biotronik A.G., a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, and defendant Conor Medsystems Ireland, Ltd., the developer and manufacturer of CoStar, a drug-eluting coronary stent, entered an agreement designating plaintiff as the exclusive distributor of CoStar for a worldwide…
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