Baumer, a North Carolina resident, orders some furniture for his home directly from an Internet-based seller in China. No law is specified to control in case of dispute. The furniture turns out to be garbage and Baumer sues the seller. The law that will be applied is:

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The CISG applies to international sales of goods, but only if both countries are signatories and the parties have not opted out. The U.S. and China are signatories, but without a specified law, U.S. domestic law may apply, especially since the buyer is in the U.S. The Sino-American treaty does not dictate the applicable law in this scenario, and the U.N. Convention on Foreign Arbitral Awards pertains to arbitration, not applicable law.

Baumer, a North Carolina Resident, Orders Some Furniture for His