Legal Opinion
Shell v. R.W. Sturge, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1995No. 94-3119PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, investors in the Society of Lloyd’s, brought this diversity action against defendants R.W. Sturge, Ltd., the Society of Lloyd’s, the Council of Lloyd’s and the Corporation of Lloyd’s seeking to rescind their investment contracts under Ohio securities law. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for improper venue under Rule 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the grounds that forum selection clauses in the investment contracts gave exclusive jurisdiction to the English courts. The District Court granted the motion to dismiss and plaintiffs now…
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