Legal Opinion
Wong v. PartyGaming Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2009No. 08-4295PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcKEAGUE, J., joined by Gibbons, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 834-35), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Rose Wong and Patrick Gibson (together “plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and similarly situated Ohio residents against PartyGaming Ltd., a Gibraltar-based company which hosts online poker games. In the suit, plaintiffs alleged breach of contract, misrepresentation, and violation of Ohio consumer protection laws. PartyGaming moved to dismiss the suit pursuant to a forum selection clause in its terms and conditions, which plaintiffs had agreed to when they registered on the site.…
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