Forum selection clauses, whereby parties to a contract agree that subsequent disputes regarding the contract must be brought in a specific venue, are commonly included in most contracts. Many lawyers ...
In January 2018, six amendments were made to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act. One authorizes New Jersey corporations to adopt what is often referred to as a forum selection by-law. Delaware ...
Clients often ask whether all those “boilerplate” clauses at the end of a commercial contract are really necessary, and if so, why can’t they just be copied and pasted from earlier agreements. This ...
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit upholds the enforceability of forum-selection clauses in ERISA plans. The case, In re Becker v. United States Dist. Court, No. 20-72805, 2021 WL 1219745 (9th Cir ...