· 4/16/2012
Henry v. Sheffield
Citations
- 856 F. Supp. 2d 345
- 2012 WL 1292497
- 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52783
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- binding non-signatory that was entitled to indemnification and expressly identified as third-party beneficiary to the agreement’s forum-selection clause under several equitable theories, including the closely-related doctrine
- explaining plaintiff’s claims “are related to the Purchase Agreement, the Guarantee, and the transactions contemplated thereby (i.e., the purchase of GlobalScholar) and thus fall within the scope of the mandatory forum-selection clause”
- “[T]he typical [federal forum-non-conveniens] analysis is adjusted when the transfer motion is premised on a forum-selection clause” (citing Atl. Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for the W. Dist. of Tex., 134 S. Ct. 568, 581 (2013))
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Judges: Smith
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