Legal Opinion
Docksider, Ltd. v. Sea Technology, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1989No. 88-6520PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Docksider, Ltd. (“Docksider”) appeals the dismissal of its diversity action against Sea Technology, Inc. (“Sea Tech”) based on the district court’s enforcement of a contractual forum selection clause. We affirm.
The parties to this action entered an agreement whereby Docksider was granted a license to distribute equipment manufactured by Sea Tech. Paragraph ll.D of the agreement provided as follows:
This agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Virginia, United States of America, and for all purposes shall be interpreted in its…
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