Legal Opinion
Gilman v. Wheat, First Securities, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 15, 1997No. 53, Sept.Term, 1996PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
Appellant, Michael Gilman, had a brokerage account with appellee, Wheat, First Securities, Inc. He filed a class action complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County charging Wheat with violations of Maryland securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and conversion. The court dismissed the complaint based on a forum-selection clause in the contracts governing the brokerage account, which required that all actions arising under those contracts be conducted in a Federal or State court in Richmond, Virginia.
Gilman acknowledges the forum selection clause…
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