2253 APPAREL INC v MEDICO TITAN PTE LTD

[2023] SGHC 104 High Court (General Division) 19 April 2023 HC/S 334/2021

6 cases cited (4 SG, 2 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	19 April 2023
Judge	Lai Siu Chiu
Charges / claim	Tort, Contract, Restitution
Counsel	Gavan Law Practice LLC, K&L Gates Straits Law LLP, That.Legal LLC, Bhargavan Sujatha, Chidambaram Chandrasegar, Lim Tianjun, Lucas Tjia, Muralli Rajaram, R Dilip Kumar, Teng Hin Weng, Mark

Source: [2023] SGHC 104, High Court (General Division), decided 19 April 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Tort — Conspiracy Contract — Formation Contract — Misrepresentation Restitution — Unjust enrichment

Practice Areas

Tort Contract Restitution

Judges (1)

Lai Siu Chiu Delivered

Counsel (10)

Gavan Law Practice LLC Firm

K&L Gates Straits Law LLP Firm

That.Legal LLC Firm

Bhargavan Sujatha Counsel for the plaintiff

Chidambaram Chandrasegar Counsel for the plaintiff

Lim Tianjun Counsel for the defendant

Lucas Tjia Counsel for the defendant

Muralli Rajaram Counsel for the defendant

R Dilip Kumar Counsel for the plaintiff

Teng Hin Weng, Mark Counsel for the defendant

Parties (2)

2253 Apparel Inc Plaintiff

Medico Titan Pte Ltd Defendant

Case Significance

2253 Apparel Inc v Medico Titan Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 104 is a reserved judgment of Lai Siu Chiu SJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 19 April 2023 in Suit No 334 of 2021. The claim arose from the worldwide demand for, and shortage of, gloves after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. The plaintiff, 2253 Apparel Inc, is a Californian wholesale clothing company whose chief executive is Doron Kadosh, while the defendant, Medico Titan Pte Ltd, is a Singapore company incorporated in April 2020 that operated as a middleman for personal protection equipment including SKYMED nitrile gloves. The dispute raises issues of contract formation, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and conspiracy.

Summary

2253 Apparel Inc, an American clothing wholesaler, sued Medico Titan Pte Ltd, a Singapore PPE middleman, over a dispute concerning SKYMED nitrile gloves during the Covid-19 shortage, raising claims in contract, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and conspiracy. A central point was that the plaintiff had sued the wrong party. Lai Siu Chiu SJ dismissed the plaintiff's claim, ordering costs to the defendant on a standard basis before 28 July 2021 and on an indemnity basis thereafter.

What was 2253 Apparel Inc v Medico Titan Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 104 about?

Lai Siu Chiu SJ heard a dispute arising from the Covid-19 glove shortage between Californian wholesaler 2253 Apparel Inc and Singapore PPE middleman Medico Titan Pte Ltd, raising contract, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and conspiracy issues. The judgment was delivered on 19 April 2023.

Who were the parties in 2253 Apparel Inc v Medico Titan Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 104?

The plaintiff was 2253 Apparel Inc, a Californian wholesale clothing company led by chief executive Doron Kadosh. The defendant was Medico Titan Pte Ltd, a Singapore company incorporated in April 2020 dealing in personal protection equipment including SKYMED nitrile gloves.