Legal Opinion
Taxes of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Taxworks, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 20, 2014No. Civil No. 12-2059 (JAF)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOSÉ ANTONIO FUSTÉ, District Judge.
We must decide whether this court is an appropriate venue for the plaintiffs to bring their case in light of two venue selection clauses contained in contracts they entered into with the defendants.
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Background
TaxWorks, a Delaware corporation, provides accountants and professional tax preparers with software to assist in the prepa-
ration and electronic filing of individual tax returns. Taxes of Puerto Rico distributed TaxWorks’ software to commercial clients in Puerto Rico, including the individual plaintiffs. During the 2012 tax season, the…
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