Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. M v. Dsr Atlantic, Her Engines, Tackle, MacHinery Etc., in Rem Cho Yang Shipping Company, Ltd., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1998No. 96-15734PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We consider the enforceability of a foreign forum selection clause in a contract for a wine shipment from France to California by a Korean shipper. We disagree with the district court that the unavailability of in rem proceedings in Korea renders the clause unenforceable. We hold that the foreign forum selection clause at issue in this litigation neither lessens liability under the Carriage of Goods at Sea Act nor violates public policy, and we reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 24, 1992, appellant Cho Yang, a Korean corporation, issued a…
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