Legal Opinion
Huffington v. T.C. Group, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 2011No. 17-2220PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns a forum selection clause in a securities contract. Michael Huffington, a Massachusetts resident, made a $20 million investment in a fund raised by The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”), a trade name for T.C. Group, LLC, a global investment management firm organized under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Washington, D.C. The investment occurred after Huffington had discussions with David Rubenstein, a founder and managing director of Carlyle.
According to the complaint, whose allegations we accept as true for purposes of this appeal,…
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