23 Cited authorities

  1. Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.

    487 U.S. 22 (1988)   Cited 4,830 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal law determines the validity of a forum selection clause
  2. Terra Intern., Inc. v. Miss. Chem. Corp.

    119 F.3d 688 (8th Cir. 1997)   Cited 856 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that strategic or artfully drawn pleadings . . . will not work to circumvent an otherwise applicable forum selection clause," and that such a clause may apply to tort or other non-contract claims where such claims depend on the existence of a contractual relationship, relate to interpretation of the contract, or involve the same operative facts as a parallel breach of contract claim
  3. Scheidt v. Klein

    956 F.2d 963 (10th Cir. 1992)   Cited 562 times
    Holding Oklahoma federal court applying Florida breach of contract law "not a significant concern"
  4. Lipcon v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London

    148 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 1998)   Cited 354 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding non–signatories bound to forum selection clause on grounds that the non–signatories, who had provided letters of credit to signatories, had interests in the litigation that were "directly related to, if not predicated upon" those of the signatories
  5. Lambert v. Kysar

    983 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. 1993)   Cited 375 times
    Holding that "contract-related tort claims involving the same operative facts as a parallel claim for breach of contract should be heard in the forum selected by the contracting parties."
  6. Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.

    579 F.2d 215 (2d Cir. 1978)   Cited 523 times
    Holding that the district court properly allowed later-filed suit to proceed because first-filed declaratory judgment suit was triggered by notice letter and was therefore "in apparent anticipation of [the later-filed suit]"
  7. Time, Inc. v. Manning

    366 F.2d 690 (5th Cir. 1966)   Cited 476 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendant bears the burden of demonstrating that the action should be transferred
  8. Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.

    810 F.2d 1066 (11th Cir. 1987)   Cited 131 times
    Holding that clause in question encompassed both contract and tort claims
  9. Reyno v. Piper Aircraft Co.

    630 F.2d 149 (3d Cir. 1980)   Cited 119 times
    Holding that when there has been an interstate transfer without personal jurisdiction, the transferor state's choice of law does not apply to that defendant
  10. National Micrographics Sys. v. Canon U.S.A.

    825 F. Supp. 671 (D.N.J. 1993)   Cited 76 times
    Holding that forum selection clause stating "any and all causes of action hereunder by and between the parties hereto" encompassed plaintiff's claim for tortious interference
  11. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 28,132 times   180 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR