Caso Avícola Villalobos
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Case File

Exp. 01162-2012-00231

Commercial Summary Damages Proceeding

Country
Guatemala
Group
Third-Party Intervenor
Plaintiff
  • Reproductores Avícolas, S.A.
Defendants
  • Lisa, S.A.
  • BDT Investments Inc.

Documents

  1. OrderMar 20 2024
Overview

Exp. 01162-2012-00231

Latest update

/Mar 20 2024

On March 20, 2024, the Twelfth Civil Court of First Instance entered <doc id="gua-01162-2012-00231-2024-03-20-a" />, admitting BDT Investments Inc. as a third-party co-litigant supporting Lisa, S.A., recognizing its legal standing and accepting its offered evidence.

Overview

Reproductores Avícolas, 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 <doc id="gua-01162-2012-00231-2024-03-20-a" />, admitting BDT Investments Inc., the entity that controls Lisa's shareholder interests, as a third-party co-litigant supporting the defense. The merits of the dispute remain unresolved.

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

Reproductores Avícolas, 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 <doc id="gua-01162-2012-00231-2024-03-20-a" />, 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. The merits of the dispute remain pending resolution.

Outlook

The commercial summary proceeding brought by Reproductores Avícolas, S.A. against Lisa, S.A. remains pending on the merits. With BDT's admission as a co-litigant, Lisa's defense is strengthened for the remaining procedural stages.