Legal Opinion
Rainforest Cafe, Inc. v. Eklecco, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2003No. 02-3829PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Rainforest Cafe, Inc. (Rainforest) appeals from the district court’s order dismissing its declaratory judgment action against EklecCo L.L.C. (EklecCo) on the ground that the proper venue for the suit was New York Supreme Court. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Rainforest is a Minnesota corporation that operates a chain of theme restaurants. EklecCo is a real estate development company that operates the Palisades Center Mall in Clarkstown, New York. In 1996, Rainforest and EklecCo agreed that Rainforest would open one of its restaurants at the Palisades Center Mall. On August 7, 1996,…
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