Does a federal court have jurisdiction to dismiss a complaint for failure to comply with a valid and enforceable forum-selection clause?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sun v. Advanced China Healthcare, Inc., 901 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2018):
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291. We review a district courts dismissal of a complaint for failure to comply with a valid and enforceable forum-selection clause for abuse of discretion. Doe 1 v. AOL LLC , 552 F.3d 1077, 1081 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). We review the district courts "application of the principles of contract interpretation" de novo. Id.
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