SER Airsquid Ventures, Inc. v. Hon. David W. Hummel, Jr.

The issue in this case is simply -one of interpretation. The contract clause at issue provides:

*149Venue and Jurisdiction: I understand that if legal action is brought, the appropriate state or federal trial court for the state in which the [Tough Mudder] event is held has the sole and exclusive jurisdiction and that only the substantive laws of the State in which the [Tough Mudder] event is held •shall apply.

(Emphasis added). The parties’ dispute concerns the meaning of the words “the appropriate” and whether the Marshall County Circuit Court — the court in which the plaintiff filed her…