Tag Archives: forum selection

9th Circuit: Claims proceed in California despite French forum selection clause

By Dylan B. Carp on April 25, 2016 Posted in: Uncategorized

A federal appeals court has held a forum selection clause in a non-disclosure agreement does not cover trade secret misappropriation and related claims that are not based on the agreement. In re Orange, S.A. v. United States District Court, 2016 U.S. Ap. LEXIS 648 (9th Cir. 2016). Telesocial is a San Francisco start-up, formed in … Continue Reading

Pennsylvania Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause in Franchise Non-Compete Against Florida-Based Defendant, and His Non-Signatory Wife

By on August 27, 2014 Posted in: Non-Compete

In yet another example of an increasing willingness to enforce properly-drafted forum selection clauses in non-compete disputes, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently denied a motion to dismiss and motion for transfer of venue brought by the former franchisee defendants, a husband and … Continue Reading

Supreme Court Ruling on Forum-Selection Clauses Could Impact Non-Competes

By Clifford R. Atlas and Ravindra K. Shaw on December 18, 2013 Posted in: Non-Compete

The use of forum-selection clauses in non-compete agreements received a possible boost from a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 187 L. Ed. 2d 487 (2013). Cliff Atlas and Ravindra Shaw have writtten an article on the Jackson Lewis website explaining … Continue Reading

Georgia Court of Appeals Refuses to Enforce Florida Forum Selection Clause

By Todd Van Dyke on February 21, 2013 Posted in: Non-Compete

The Georgia Court of Appeals refused to enforce a forum selection clause in a restrictive covenant agreement entered into by a Georgia resident because it would have led to a different result than applicable Georgia law. Carson v. Obor Holding Company, LLC (Nov. 20, 2012). Obor Holding provides software and staffing services to clients in … Continue Reading