Legal Opinion
Coulter v. First American Resources, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 30, 2009No. 106,206PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColbert, J.
{1 This matter presents an issue of contract enforcement concerning whether the trial court erred in refusing to give effect to the parties' choice of arbitration venue and choice of applicable law found in the arbitration clause of a retainer agreement between a law firm and its client. This Court holds that the trial court erred by refusing to give effect to the unambiguous expression of the parties' venue selection and their choice of law for the arbitration of disputes arising from their contract for legal services.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
{2 Plaintiffs are a Tulsa law firm and its…
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