Cable-La, Inc. v. Williams Communications, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BULLOCK, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court on a motion filed by Defendant Williams Communications, Inc., to transfer Plaintiff Cable-La, Inc.’s suit against it to the Northern District of Oklahoma, based on the presence of a forum-selection clause in the contract giving rise to their dispute. Plaintiff opposes Defendant’s motion. Third-party defendants Whiting Construction Co., Inc., and Great American Insurance Company argue that the court should sever the third-party complaint and transfer it to the Western District of North Carolina, where a prior action between…
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