Peter Weber v. Pact XPP Technologies, AG

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a forum selection clause is mandatory only if it contains clear language specifying that litigation must occur in the specified forum
• holding that a mandatory forum selection clause “affirmatively requires that litigation arising from the contract be carried out in a given forum”
• holding that state substantive law governs the interpretation of forum selection clauses
• holding that a forum selection clause is mandatory only if it contains clear language specifying that litigation must occur in the specified forum. “[L]anguage merely indicating that the courts of a particular place shall have jurisdiction (or similar
• noting that “it is the availability of a remedy that matters, not predictions of the likelihood of a win on the merits.”
• noting that states’ individual interests in “protecting their own citizens are implicated in every case”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ina Collins v. Mary Kay Inc
  Third Circuit· 2017-10-19· cited 185×
• Yei Sun v. Advanced China Healthcare
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-08-22· cited 147×
• Jonathan Barnett v. Dyncorp International, L.L.C.
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-07-26· cited 128×
• Ambrea Fairchild v. All Amer Check Cashing, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-03-18· cited 63×
• Lakeside Surfaces, Inc. v. Cambria Co., LLC
  Sixth Circuit· 2021-10-15· cited 59×
• Kelvion, Inc. v. PetroChina Canada Ltd.
  Tenth Circuit· 2019-03-15· cited 58×
• In Re: Kevin Clarke
  Fifth Circuit· 2024-03-01· cited 51×
• Farhad Azima v. Rak Investment Authority
  D.C. Circuit· 2019-06-18· cited 45×
• AL Copeland Invs., L.L.C. v. First Specialty Ins. Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-03-09· cited 44×
• P C L Civil Constructors, Inc. v. Arch Insurance C
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-11-06· cited 37×
• Firexo, Inc. v. Firexo Group Limited
  Sixth Circuit· 2024-04-12· cited 31×
• SGIC Strategic Global Investment Capital, Inc. v. Burger King Europe GMBH
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-10-10· cited 30×
• Sabal Ltd. v. Deutsche Bank AG
  W.D. Texas· 2016-09-19· cited 26×
• Noble House v. Certain Underwriters
  Fifth Circuit· 2023-05-01· cited 21×
• Transverse v. IA Wireless Srv
  Fifth Circuit· 2021-03-23· cited 17×
• In re OSG Ship Management, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2016-12-29· cited 17×
• Scepter, Inc. v. Nolan Transp. Grp., LLC
  M.D. Tennessee· 2018-11-29· cited 14×
• Matthews v. Tidewater
  Fifth Circuit· 2024-07-17· cited 14×
• Sierra Frac Sand, L.L.C. v. CDE Global Limited
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-05-26· cited 13×
• Open Text Corp. v. Grimes
  D. Maryland· 2017-06-26· cited 13×

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1941-06-02· cited 8,668×
• Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
  Supreme Court· 1982-01-25· cited 4,581×
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 3,455×
• Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.
  Supreme Court· 2013-12-03· cited 3,278×
• Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2007-03-05· cited 1,961×
• Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
  Supreme Court· 1947-03-10· cited 1,073×
• DeSantis v. Wackenhut Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1990-06-06· cited 739×
• Phillips v. Audio Active Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2007-07-24· cited 434×
• Haynsworth v. the Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-08-29· cited 310×
• Martinez v. Bloomberg LP
  Second Circuit· 2014-01-14· cited 287×
• Aar International, Incorporated v. Nimelias Enterprises S.A., Vacances Heliades S.A. And Princess Airlines S.A.
  Seventh Circuit· 2001-04-27· cited 184×
• City of New Orleans v. Municipal Administrative Services, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-07-20· cited 127×
• K & v Scientific Co. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (\BMW\)
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-12-23· cited 118×
• Claudio-De León v. Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez
  First Circuit· 2014-12-22· cited 115×
• Maxus Exploration Co. v. Moran Bros., Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1991-09-11· cited 113×
• Keaty v. Freeport Indonesia, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-11-11· cited 93×
• Mitsui & Co (USA) v. Euro-Baltic Lines
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-04-28· cited 89×
• Sonat Exploration Co. v. Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2008-11-21· cited 87×
• Adams v. Raintree Vacation Exchange, LLC
  Seventh Circuit· 2012-12-20· cited 84×