Legal Opinion
Cronin v. Family Education Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 26, 2000No. 1:00-cv-02871PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
AMON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs initially filed this case in Staten Island state Supreme Court, and defendant removed on the grounds of diversity of citizenship. Plaintiffs do not challenge the presence of diversity jurisdiction, but rather move to remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 on the grounds that the contract at issue contains a forum selection clause which limits litigation to state courts in New York. The clause reads as follows:
This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted under the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice of law rules…
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