Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Sarasota Kennel Club, Inc. And Jack Collins, Jr.

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Preferred Capital brought this diversity action to enforce a rental agreement between Norvergence, Preferred Capital’s assignor, and Sarasota Kennel Club. The district court dismissed the claim because of a lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendants, and Preferred Capital appeals, arguing that the district court erred in refusing to enforce the forum selection clause in the Norvergence contract. Since that decision, a clear distinction has emerged between the federal and state (Ohio) law concerning the enforcement of such clauses. We are thus presented…