John Boutari and Son, Wines and Spirits, S.A. v. Attiki Importers and Distributors Incorporated

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• holding that clause providing that “[a]ny dispute arising between the parties hereunder shall come within the jurisdiction of the competent Greek Courts” was not exclusive
• applying federal precedent to ascertain meaning of forum clause where parties had elected Greek law
• finding a forum selection clause mandatory when venue and jurisdiction were specified with mandatory or exclusive language
• applying 24 federal precedent to ascertain meaning of forum clause where 25 parties had elected Greek law
• finding forum selection clause, in the absence of terms conferring exclusive jurisdiction on specific courts, to be permissive
• finding permissive a clause reading “[a]ny dispute arising between the parties hereunder shall come within the jurisdiction of the competent Greek Courts, specifically of the Thessaloniki Courts” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).