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Exp. 01162-2012-00231

Filed 2012Last activity Mar 20 2024

Summary Proceeding

BDT Investments Inc.'s intervention in the damages claim of Sistemas y Equipos, S.A. against Lisa, S.A.

Plaintiff
  • Reproductores Avícolas, S.A.
Defendant
  • Lisa, S.A.
  • BDT Investments Inc.

Sistemas y Equipos, S.A., an Avícola Villalobos Group entity, brought a commercial summary damages proceeding against Lisa, S.A. before the Twelfth Civil Court of First Instance in Guatemala City. Filed in 2012, the case remained without significant procedural activity for over eleven years. On March 20, 2024, the court entered , admitting BDT Investments Inc., the entity that controls Lisa's shareholder interests, as a third-party co-litigant supporting the defense.

Outlook

In March 2024, the Twelfth Civil Court of First Instance admitted BDT Investments Inc. as a third-party intervenor in support of the defendant, taking the proceeding as it stood, and received its offered evidence. The published documents show no later step and do not show the stage of the summary proceeding.

Analysis

I. The Proceeding and BDT's Intervention as Third-Party Co-Litigant

Sistemas y Equipos, S.A., an Avícola Villalobos Group entity, brought this commercial summary damages proceeding against Lisa, S.A. before the Twelfth Civil Court of First Instance in Guatemala City. The case was filed in 2012 and remained without significant recorded procedural activity for over eleven years.

Through Memorial 1358-24, BDT Investments Inc. appeared seeking admission as a third-party co-litigant supporting the defendant. On March 20, 2024, the court entered , which recognized BDT's legal standing based on the documentation submitted, admitted it as a third-party co-litigant of Lisa, taking the proceeding in its current state, and accepted the evidence individually identified in the memorial.

BDT's intervention brings into the proceeding the entity that controls Lisa's shareholder interests, ensuring a coordinated defense against the Avícola Villalobos Group's claims. The file's inactivity for over eleven years before this appearance is consistent with the pattern of litigation that Avícola Villalobos Group entities have maintained against Lisa across multiple jurisdictions and proceedings.

Documents

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DocumentDate
Mar 20 2024