Legal Opinion
Lab. Specialists Int'l, Inc. v. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided October 23, 2017No. G054056PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAronson, J.
*757Laboratory Specialists International, Inc. (LSI) appeals from the trial court's order dismissing its lawsuit against Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. (Shimadzu) under the forum selection clause in the parties' contract. An order granting a motion to stay or dismiss on improper forum grounds is immediately appealable. ( Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(3) ; all *496further statutory references are to this code.) LSI contends Shimadzu committed a fatal procedural misstep by requesting a dismissal in its demurrer based *758on the forum selection clause, rather than by a separate motion, and that…
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