The judge at the Third Chamber of the Civil and Commercial Court in
Santo Domingo ordered Dell, the computer giant, to pay a RD$116.5
million indemnity to Xolutiva, S.A., their former local
representative. The Dominican company had asked for RD$300 million
compensation payment because Dell unilaterally withdrew its marketing
agreement in violation of Law 173 on International Representations.
According to the sentence handed down by the magistrate, Xolutiva had
represented Dell in the DR since 1997. Dell decided unilaterally not
to renew its contract with Xolutiva. The court invited Dell to send
representatives to the trial on two occasions, but Dell refused on
both opportunities.