Legal Opinion
Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 13, 2006No. CV06-3016DSFPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO THE TOKYO DISTRICT COURT FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE IN THE BILL OF LADING
FISCHER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
By this motion Defendants seek to dismiss this action pursuant to the Tokyo District Court forum selection clause in the K-Line Bills of Lading.
II. FACTS
During March and April of 2005, Defendants Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“Kawasaki”) and “K” Line America, Inc. (“K-Line”) accepted cargo shipments from Plaintiffs, 1 to be carried from Shanghai, China to various delivery points within the United States via the Port of Long Beach.…
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