ABB, INC. v. HAVTECH, LLC

650277/18, 10185A, 10185.

176 A.D.3d 580 (2019)

112 N.Y.S.3d 713

2019 NY Slip Op 07693

ABB, Inc., Respondent, v. Havtech, LLC, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided October 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spiro Harrison, New York ( David B. Harrison of counsel), for appellant.

Goodell Devries LLP, Baltimore, MD ( Derek M. Stikeleather of the bar of the State of Maryland, admitted proc hac vice, of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Friedman, J.P., Kapnick, Oing, Singh, JJ.


The parties' agreement contains a clause entitled "governing law" that provides the agreement is to be interpreted and construed in accordance with New York law, without reference to its choice of law principles. The contract involves millions of dollars of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment sales.

As a preliminary matter, the parties' agreement falls within the ambit of General Obligations Law § 5-1401, and thus, regardless of whether...

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