Legal Opinion
CNOOC Southeast Asia Ltd. v. Paladin Resources (Sunda) Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided April 24, 2007No. 05-05-01256-CVPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REHEARING
Opinion by
Justice LANG-MIERS.
We grant appellants’ motion for rehearing. We withdraw our opinion of August 8, 2006 and vacate the judgment of that date. This is now the opinion of the Court.
This is an accelerated, interlocutory appeal from the denial of a special appearance. The dispute centers on the effect of a forum-selection clause in a contract that designates Texas as the venue and exclusive jurisdiction for lawsuits. We are asked to determine whether this clause is valid and enforceable against entities that did not sign the contract but, because of multiple…
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