Schmitz-Werke GMBH Co. v. Rockland Industries, Inc.

OPINION

On December 30, 1997, Plaintiff-Appellee Sehmitz-Werke (Schmitz) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland alleging that Defendant-Appellant Rockland International (Rockland) had breached a warranty under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 15 U.S.C.App., by supplying defective drapery fabric. Rockland filed a counterclaim against Schmitz seeking recission of a settlement agreement between the parties and recovery of moneys paid Schmitz under that agreement. Both parties moved for summary judgment, and on May…