Legal Opinion
Starkey v. G Adventures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 7, 2015No. Docket No. 14-1361-cvPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHIER, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether a hyperlink to a document containing a forum selection clause may be used to reasonably communicate that clause to a consumer. The appellant, Elizabeth Starkey, filed suit against G Adventures, Inc., a travel company with which she booked a vacation tour to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Asserting a claim of negligence, Starkey alleged that one of G Adventures’ employees sexually assaulted her during the trip. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Griesa, J.) dismissed Starkey’s complaint, holding…
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