Happy Memorial Day! Last week we had a big Delaware ruling on its welter of forum non conveniens doctrines, Texas decisions regarding lawyer liability, three opinions addressing arbitration questions, and a pair of IP pronouncements.
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Forum-Choice Clause in Contract Trumps Local Interest in Cases, Supreme Court Holds
By Barry Barnett on
A contract dispute over building a child-development center at Fort Hood, in central Texas, today spawned a ruling that will bring joy to firms that put forum-choice clauses in their contracts in hopes of making lawsuits too costly to pursue.
The agreement between Atlantic Marine Construction Company and J-Crew Management, Inc., stated that all disputes between the…
Ohio Gamblers Must Pass Pillars of Hercules for Relief, Sixth Circuit Rules
By Barry Barnett on
The Strait of Gibraltar pinches the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea into a 7.7-mile slit of water that joins the two great saltwater masses. Ancient writers called mounts on each side of the channel — including the Rock of Gibraltar — the Pillars of Hercules. The Pillars marked the far point of Hercules's wide…