Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Network Solutions, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided January 11, 2001No. 11-00-00079-CVPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, Justice.
This case involves the validity of a forum selection clause in a contract between Randall Barnett and Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI). The trial court held that the forum selection clause was valid and dismissed Barnett’s suit. We affirm.
The record reflects that, when the events giving rise to this lawsuit occurred, NSI was the exclusive registrar of certain internet domain names such as “.net” and “.org.” See PGMedia, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc., 51 F.Supp.2d 389, 393-94 (S.D.N.Y.1999); Beverly v. Network Solutions, Inc., No. C-98-0337-VRW, 1998 WL 320829 (N.D.Cal.…
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