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Western Refining Yorktown, Inc. v. BP Corp. North America Inc.

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided May 22, 2009No. Civil Action 4:08cv118PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MARK S. DAVIS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(3) motion to dismiss or transfer venue and Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. The Court also has before it Plaintiffs associated motion for leave to file a response exceeding the page limit established by Local Rule, or in the alternative, motion for leave to file a conforming response. Defendants’ motions contend that: (1) the forum selection clause in the contract at issue mandates that the federal or state courts in Cook County, Illinois, are the exclusive jurisdictions for litigating the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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