Cowin Equip. Co. v. Terex USA, LLC (Ex parte Terex USA, LLC)

BOLIN, Justice.

Terex USA, LLC ("Terex"), petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to enforce an outbound forum-selection clause contained in a distributorship agreement between Terex and Cowin Equipment Company, Inc. ("Cowin"), and to dismiss Cowin's action against Terex based on improper venue pursuant to Rule 12(b)(3), Ala. R. Civ. P. We deny the petition.

*815Facts and Procedural History

Before August 2015, Cowin, a heavy-equipment dealer, had served as an authorized dealer of heavy equipment manufactured by the Liebherr Group for approximately 30 years.…