Holeman v. National Business Institute, Inc.

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• noting that certain Texas courts of appeals had applied M/S Bremen and Shute test in varying contexts
• finding Holeman’s complaints of inconvenience, expense, and unequal bargaining power insufficient to hold a forum selection clause unenforceable
• finding Holeman’s complaints of inconvenience, expense, and unequal bargaining power insufficient to hold a forum selection clause unenforceable
• finding Holeman’s complaints of inconvenience, expense, and unequal bargaining power insufficient to hold a forum selection clause unenforceable
• “[A] court determining whether or not to enforce a forum selection clause will not inquire into the enforceability of the contract in which that clause is found.”
• “[Although Holeman contended in the court below that numerous potential witnesses reside in the greater Houston area, he presented no evidence that all of these witnesses would be required to travel to Georgia, or that such travel would cause undue hardship or expense.”

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