Legal Opinion
Galaviz v. Berg
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 3, 2011No. C 10-3392 RS, C 10-4233 RSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE
RICHARD SEEBORG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
May corporate directors control the venue for shareholder derivative actions brought against them by adopting a bylaw purporting to require that such cases be filed in a particular forum? Under federal procedural law that controls such venue issues, parties may enter into contracts— including those where elements of adhesion exist — that contain legally enforceable forum selection clauses. Even when bringing a claim under a contract offered on a “take it or leave it” basis, however, a plaintiff…
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