Legal Opinion
Animal Film, LLC v. D.E.J. Productions, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2011No. B222994PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTHSCHILD, J.
Appellant Animal Film, LLC (Animal), sued respondents D.E.J. Productions, Inc. (DEJ), and First Look Studios, Inc. (First Look), in Los Angeles County Superior Court for contract damages and an accounting related to the production of a motion picture. Based on a clause in the production agreement providing that Texas law governs the parties’ rights and stating that the parties submit to jurisdiction in Texas, DEJ and First Look moved to stay or dismiss the action on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that Texas is the proper forum for the case to be tried. The trial…
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