Legal Opinion
Cal-State Business Products & Services, Inc. v. Ricoh
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 1993No. C013313PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, J.
Introduction
As we explain more fully in the course of this opinion, Code of Civil Procedure sections 410.30 and 418.10 (undesignated section references will be to this code) are the means by which a defendant may challenge a plaintiffs selection of California as the forum for the litigation between them. Two substantive bodies of law are affected by this procedural vehicle: the traditional (or noncontractual) doctrine of forum non conveniens and the enforceability of contractual forum-selection clauses. In light of the fact the appellant has fused aspects of these related but…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. ShuteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Nedlloyd Lines B v. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Smith, Valentino & Smith, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Jacobson v. Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Accelerated Christian Education, Inc. v. Oracle Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
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