I. INTRODUCTION On May 21, 2004, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, made a decision in the matter of Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co., et al [1] under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (hereinafter "CISG"). Notably, the decision references sources available from the Internet and cites to more foreign jurisprudence than any prior American case decided under the CISG. The CISG first entered into force in 1988 between the United States and ten other nations. Today, the CISG is the law in sixty-three nations (including the U.S.). The CISG, also known as the Vienna Convention, facilitates foreign trade of goods through a unified approach. It applies to contracts for the sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different Contracting States. It automatically governs all international trade transactions within the scope of the CISG, unless the parties indicate an alternative applicable law. The CISG is generally consistent with the Uniform Commercial Code, which commonly governs contract disputes in the United States. However, the Convention ultimately represents a series of compromises between the concepts of common law and civil law. II. FACTS OF THE CASE In the case of Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co., et al, Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. ("Chicago Prime") brought a two count amended complaint for breach of contract against Northam Food Trading Co. ("Northam") and Nationwide Foods, Inc. d/b/a Brookfield Farms ("Brookfield"). Chicago Prime is a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business in Avon, Colorado and Northam is a Canadian corporation with its principal place of business in Montreal, Canada. Both companies are wholesalers of meat products. On March 30, 2001, Chicago Prime contracted to