Legal Opinion
International Software Systems, Inc. v. Amplicon, Inc., Doing Business as Amplicon Financial
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1996No. 95-50286PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
By what criteria should a federal court, acting under diversity jurisdiction, decide a motion to dismiss on grounds of a forum selection clause? The district court employed the Bremen 1 analysis, and we affirm.
International Software Systems, Inc. (ISSI) originally sued Amplicon, Inc. in Texas state court, claiming that certain lease agreements with Amplicon had been fraudulently induced, and seeking damages or in the alternative rescission of the leases. The ease was removed to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. Amplicon filed a motion to dismiss the case on…
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