Gold Crown Resort Mktg. Inc. v. Phillpotts

BERGER, J.,

Gold Crown Resort Marketing, Inc. (Gold Crown) appeals the trial court's order denying its motion to dismiss for improper venue in this class action case.1 We reverse.

*791Gold Crown, which maintains its corporate headquarters in Florida, runs a resort business on a membership model and uses local affiliates to solicit business. The affiliates execute membership agreements with customers requiring Gold Crown to issue a membership. The membership agreements contain forum selection clauses, and the language in these clauses varies between the different affiliates.

Timothy Phillpotts, Susan…