Matter
Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE v Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, Y 17-25.803)
- 10 December 2014Germany
10 December 2014Germany
Judgment of the Regional Court of Konstanz dated 10 December 2014
Regional Court of Konstanz
- Decision summary
- The Regional Court of Konstanz declined jurisdiction in Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE's product-liability claim against Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta, treating the relevant causal event as occurring where the product was manufactured.
Supporting details
2 participantsAllianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE
Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta
Regional Court of Konstanz
2 years, 5 months and 29 days later · 911 days
- 8 June 2017France
8 June 2017France
Judgment of the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Second Chamber dated 8 June 2017
Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Second Chamber
- Decision summary
- The Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal upheld the jurisdiction objection and declared the Fréjus Commercial Court incompetent in Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE's product-liability claim against Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta, reasoning that the relevant causal event was the place of manufacture and that the product was not manufactured in France.
Supporting details
2 participantsAllianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE
Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta
Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Second Chamber
1 year, 6 months and 11 days later · 559 days
- 19 December 2018France
19 December 2018France
Judgment of the Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in case Y 17-25.803 dated 19 December 2018
Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Judgment no. 1232 F-D
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation quashed the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal judgment without remand and held that the Fréjus Commercial Court had jurisdiction over Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE's product-liability claim against Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta because the initial damage occurred near Cogolin. It ordered Volvo Penta to pay the costs and EUR 3,000 to Allianz under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Supporting details
5 authorities · 9 participantsAllianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE
- Representative
- SCP Ortscheidt (For: Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE)
Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta
- Representative
- SCP Thouvenin, Coudray et Grévy (For: Aktiebolaget Volvo Penta)
Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Pecquenard
- Institutional administrator
- Procureur général près la Cour de cassation