Legal Opinion
Pacific Asian Enterprises v. Cross Chartering Nv
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2012No. 11-55805Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Pacific Asian Enterprises (“PAE”) appeals the district court’s final order dismissing PAE’s claims and enforcing a contractual forum selection clause pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it enforced the forum selection clause. See Kukje Hwajae Ins.Co., Ltd. v. M/V Hyundai Liberty, 408 F.3d 1250, 1254 (9th Cir.2005). It is clear from the face of the bill of lading that the parties intended that the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30701, (“COGSA”) control this contract. Both parties’ experts…
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