Laserdynamics Inc. v. Acer America Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HOYT, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case concerns the scope of forum selection clauses and their relationship to Third-Party Practice promulgated under Rule 14 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Before the Court is the third-party defendant Mediamatics Inc.’s (“Media-matics”) motion to dismiss pursuant to 12(b)(3), or transfer venue pursuant to § 1404. The Court has reviewed the papers on file and concludes that Mediamatics’s motion to dismiss should be GRANTED.

II. FACTUAL HISTORY

In May of 1998, Acer America Corporation and Benq Inc., (“Acer”) and Mediamatics…