law, a forum selection clause (sometimes called a dispute resolution clause, choice of court clause, governing law clause, jurisdiction clause or an arbitration...
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the State of New York." A choice of law clause may be combined with a forum selection clause. The combined clause would include the choice of law that is...
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outside the courts, and is therefore considered a kind of forum selection clause. Arbitration clauses are frequently paired with class action waivers, which...
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prevent forum shopping by inserting a forum selection clause or a choice of law clause in their contract. Such clauses are now generally enforced by the courts...
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Google's forum selection clause was a valid and enforceable provision in the license agreement. Per federal law, a clearly-stated forum selection clause within...
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Contract (section Forum selection clauses)
clause and a forum selection clause to determine the jurisdiction whose system of contract law will govern the contract and the court or other forum in...
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memorialize that decision into the contract itself (see forum selection clause and choice of law clause) – although not every jurisdiction will enforce such...
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Subsequent articles allow forum selection clauses and other forms of agreement between the parties to confer jurisdiction on a given forum. The Brussels Regime...
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Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute (category United States forum selection case law)
held that United States federal courts will enforce forum selection clauses so long as the clause is not unreasonably burdensome to the party seeking...
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jurisdiction or arbitration clause specifying the parties' choice of venue for any litigation (called a forum selection clause). In the EU, this is governed...
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Feldman v. Google, Inc., 513 F.Supp.2d 229 (E.D.Pa. 2007) (upholding forum-selection clause) In re RealNetworks, Inc. Privacy Litigation, No. No. 00-1366, 2000...
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come in the form of, but are not limited to, forum selection clauses and mandatory arbitration clauses, which can limit or foreclose a party's access...
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Force majeure (redirect from Force majeure clause)
majeure (/ˌfɔːrs məˈʒɜːr/ FORSS mə-ZHUR; French: [fɔʁs maʒœʁ]) is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation...
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agreements and agreements on the choice of court (see arbitration clauses and forum selection clauses); questions governed by the law of companies and other bodies...
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Exclusion clauses and limitation clauses are terms in a contract which seek to restrict the rights of the parties to the contract. Traditionally, the district...
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Liquidated damages (redirect from Liquidated damages clause)
or tribunal in the event of breach). The purpose of a liquidated damages clause is to increase certainty and avoid the legal costs of determining actual...
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Court of Australia, in the process also striking down Carnival's forum selection clause which would have otherwise required Karpik to file legal action...
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An escape clause is any clause, term, or condition in a contract that allows a party to that contract to avoid having to perform the contract. If an agreement...
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Supreme Court of Canada case which analyzes the enforceability of forum selection clauses in consumer facing contracts. In 2011, Facebook introduced a “sponsored...
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consent where a party signs a contract with a forum selection clause, agreeing to litigate in a specified forum. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...
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contracts; especially with regard to choice of law, choice of court, or forum selection clauses. Where the disadvantaged party understood the improvident terms...
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Hardship clause is a clause in a contract that is intended to cover cases in which unforeseen events occur that fundamentally alter the equilibrium of...
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The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. (category United States forum selection case law)
contractual forum selection clause. The parties had entered into an agreement for a drilling rig to be towed from Louisiana to Italy, which included a clause stating...
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protectionis Proper law Lex loci celebrationis Choice of law clause Dépeçage Forum selection clause Substantive legal areas Status Capacity Contract Tort Marriage...
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are free to include a forum selection clause and/or a choice of law clause and, unless there is a lack of bona fides, these clauses will be considered valid...
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proferentem UNIDROIT Principles Dispute resolution Choice of law clause Forum selection clause Hague Choice of Court Convention Arbitration New York Convention...
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is a subset of the choice of law rules and it may be applied whenever a forum court is directed to consider the law of another state. The court must first...
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forum-selection clause. However, the Alabama District Court denied the motion because Alabama law "looks unfavorably upon contractual forum selection...
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Indemnity (redirect from Indemnity clause)
indemnification clause or cancel the [government]'s enrollments in social media applications when their operators insist on such a clause." Under US law...
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409 at 415. In Contract Law, the parties are free to include a forum selection clause appointing a special referee to resolve specialised but disputed...
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