Tech USA, Inc. v. Evans

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• noting that Maryland law and federal law apply the same standard to determine the enforceability or validity of a forum selection clause
• reasoning that a corporation who was neither a party to nor a signatory to the agreement was “bound by the forum-selection clause of the agreement…” because the claims of the corporation were “closely related” to those of the signatory
• “Only mandatory forum-selection clauses are enforced .... A mandatory forum-selection clause is one containing clear language showing that jurisdiction is appropriate only in the designated forum.” (internal citations and marks omitted)

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