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Falk & Fish, L.L.P. v. Pinkston's Lawnmower & Equipment, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 20, 2010No. 05-08-01389-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MARTIN RICHTER.

This appeal involves an attorney-client contract dispute. Appellant, Falk & Fish, L.L.P., appeals from the trial court’s order of dismissal which sustained the amended special appearance of Pinkston’s Lawnmower and Equipment, Inc. and dismissed the claims of Falk & Fish for lack of personal jurisdiction. In two issues, appellant contends the trial court erred by failing to enforce a unambiguous forum selection clause whereby appellee consented to jurisdiction in Texas, or alternatively, if the forum selection clause is ambiguous, by not submitting it to…

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