Cfirstclass Corp. v. Silverjet Plc

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• holding that defendant could invoke forum selection clause in agreement signed by its predecessor-in-interest requiring that disputes be litigated in the courts of England and Wales
• noting that it was appropriate to use Rule 12(b)(1) to determine applicability of forum selection clause when the plaintiff did not object
• noting that the contract at issue only contained the phrase “arising out of,” and discussing the possibility that a forum selection clause including the phrase “arise in connection with” could have a greater scope
• discussing Hugel v. Corporation of Lloyd’s, 999 F.2d 206, 209-10 (7th Cir. 1993), which found a forum selection clause enforceable against two non- signatory companies that were owned by the individual signatory
• applying a narrow forum selection clause to tort claims because the claims “rely fundamentally on the terms of the agreements” and “are expressly premised on assertions regarding its rights . . . pursuant to the two agreements”
• “A contractually-based forum selection clause will also encompass tort claims ... if resolution of the claims relate to interpretation of the contract.”

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