Procedo Gesellschaft Fur Exportfactoring, D. Klindworth MBH v. Juli-And Holding of Florida, Inc.

Procedo, a German factoring corporation, appeals from an order dismissing its complaint on the basis of a contractual forum selection clause. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Procedo purchased from Con-Trade, another German corporation, the accounts receivable of two Florida corporations — Juli-And and J.C.P. The contract between Pro-cedo and Con-Trade, entered into in Germany, had a forum selection clause: all disputes relating to the factoring agreement were to be resolved in Germany. Likewise, the purchase and sale agreement between Con-Trade and the two Florida corporations had a…