Legal Opinion
Furda v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 1984No. G001383PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, Acting P. J.
—Petitioner Alex Furda seeks a writ of mandate to review an order of the superior court denying his motion to (1) quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction and (2) stay or dismiss the action on the grounds of forum non conveniens and a contractual forum selection clause. We hold the forum selection clause must be given effect and grant the writ.
For a number of years prior to 1981, Furda, a Michigan resident, developed and marketed a secret biochemical biopsy process for the interpretation of diseases and a related computer software package (the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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