Fire sale of BMWs backfires: Hague court rejects exhaustion defence

EEA customs procedures are complicated at the best of times, but how does exhaustion interact with goods damaged by fire in transit, unexpectedly towed to an EEA port, and sold off by the insurer? In a pro-rightsholder judgment, the District Court of the Hague has found infringement and ordered the enterprising defendants to pay damages, costs, and potentially deliver the vehicles up to BMW.&nbsp