Legal Opinion

Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. v. Patrick B. Gannon

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 9, 2019No. 17-3302PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Patrick Gannon appeals the grant of a motion to remand filed by his former employer, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., and Medtronic, Inc. (collectively, "Medtronic"). The district court 1 held that Gannon waived his right to remove the case to federal court because the employment contract he signed contained an enforceable forum selection clause. We affirm.

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On March 2, 2015, Gannon signed an Offer Letter, an Employee Agreement, and a Repayment Agreement. He does not dispute that he signed these documents at the same time to form an…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. City of New Orleans v. Municipal Administrative Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  2. Hilligoss v. Cargill, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  3. David Faltermeier v. FCA US LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. Marso v. Mankato Clinic, Ltd.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  5. Burgi v. EckesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. R. Stark Ligon, Jr. v. Teresa BloodmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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