
Inventory losses and exclusion of liability
The Federal Court of Justice had to deal with the question of whether a warehouse keeper can exclude his liability for inventory losses even in the case of intentional conduct.

Goods marked "ex works" are offered ready for dispatch. After the goods leave the seller's premises, the seller is no longer responsible for the product. In the event of damage, both the goods and the claims against the seller may therefore be lost.

It happens time and again that consignments are mixed up, mislabeled and misrouted. As a result, consignments are either lost or can only be retrieved or transported to their destination at high additional cost.