Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.
487 U.S. 22 (1988) Cited 4,854 times 12 Legal AnalysesHolding that federal law determines the validity of a forum selection clause
Terra Intern., Inc. v. Miss. Chem. Corp.
119 F.3d 688 (8th Cir. 1997) Cited 857 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Manetti-Farrow, Inc. v. Gucci Am., Inc.
858 F.2d 509 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 728 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding tort claims were covered by a forum-selection clause because resolution of the tort claims required interpretation of the parties' contract
Marano Enterprises v. Z-Teca Restaurants
254 F.3d 753 (8th Cir. 2001) Cited 344 timesHolding non–signatories were bound by forum selection clause because non–signatories were ?closely related? to the signatory or had acquiesced to clause by voluntarily bringing suit with signatories
Hugel v. Corp. of Lloyd's
999 F.2d 206 (7th Cir. 1993) Cited 300 timesHolding that corporations owned and controlled by the party signing the contract containing the forum selection clause may be bound by the clause
Graff v. Qwest Communications Corp.
33 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (D. Minn. 1999) Cited 146 timesHolding that the interest of justice supports transfer where two separate actions relating to the same facts are pending in different courts
Medtronic, Inc. v. Endologix, Inc.
530 F. Supp. 2d 1054 (D. Minn. 2008) Cited 41 timesHolding that although it did not sign agreement containing forum selection clause, third party may be bound by a forum selection clause where it is "closely related to the dispute such that it becomes foreseeable that it will be bound," and citing Marano Enterprises of Kansas v. Z-Teca Rests., L.P., 254 F.3d 753, 757 (8th Cir. 2001)
C.H. Robinson Worldwide v. FLS Transp
772 N.W.2d 528 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 29 timesUpholding forum-selection clause and affirming district court rulings on personal jurisdiction, minimum contacts, and forum non conveniens
United Mortg. Corp. v. Plaza Mortg. Corp.
853 F. Supp. 311 (D. Minn. 1994) Cited 41 timesHolding that transfer under § 1404 "should not be freely granted"
Surco Products, Inc. v. Theochem Laboratories
528 F. Supp. 677 (S.D. Fla. 1981) Cited 3 timesIn Surco Products, the Court refused to accept the transfer of a case from Tampa which had already been transferred from Pennsylvania to Tampa.