N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508-A:3

Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 508-A:3 - Action in Another Place by Agreement

If the parties have agreed in writing that an action on a controversy shall be brought only in another state and it is brought in a court of this state, the court will dismiss or stay the action, as appropriate, unless:

I.The court is required by statute to entertain the action;

II.The plaintiff cannot secure effective relief in the other state, for reasons other than delay in bringing the action;

III.The other state would be a substantially less convenient place for the trial of the action than this state;

IV.The agreement as to the place of the action was obtained by misrepresentation, duress, the abuse of economic power, or other unconscionable means; or

V.It would for some other reason be unfair or unreasonable to enforce the agreement.

RSA 508-A:3

1969, 320:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1969.