Gilland v. Lawrence

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, when the Commonwealth or an agency thereof routinely enters into commercial or commercial-like ventures, an exception exists to the general rule that funds linked to individuals in the possession of a governmental body are not subject to attachment
• holding, that a court must only look at the reasonableness of the forum selection clause when determining whether to enforce the terms of the - 12 - J-A05001-21 clause
• explaining that forum-selection clauses should be enforced as a matter of public policy “when the parties have freely agreed that litigation shall be conducted in another forum and where such agreement is not unreasonable at the time of litigation”
• remanding to lower court to decide whether it should decline to exercise jurisdiction in support of parties’ agreement selecting New York as forum
• Supreme Court of forum state, Pennsylvania, held contract's forum selection clause enforceable unless enforcement would \seriously impair plaintiff's ability to pursue his cause of action\
• dispute relating to a contract between a painting company and a joint venture acting as the general contractor for construction project

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