Legal Opinion
Florida Polk County v. Prison Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1999No. 96-2577, 96-3072PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
These suits to enforce an indemnity agreement began in the circuit court of Polk County, Florida, and were properly removed by the defendant to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), (b). Once there, the plaintiffs moved the district court to remand the cases to the circuit court on the ground that the indemnity agreement’s forum-selection clause required that the controversies be litigated in that court. The district court, concluding that the forum-selection clause should be enforced, remanded the eases to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Quackenbush v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- New v. Sports & Recreation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Citro Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation v. Citrovale, S.A., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Aquamar S.A. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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