Legal Opinion
Medoil Corp. v. Citicorp
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1990No. 89 Civ. 2827 (LLS)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
Defendant Citicorp moves to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b), asserting that a forum-selection clause in the parties’ contract requires that plaintiff Medoil Corporation bring this action in Zurich, Switzerland. 1
BACKGROUND
Medoil is a Liberian corporation engaged in the shipping business. Its sole place of business is Medoil (USA) Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, and its only shareholders are Evangelos Karvounis and his wife Theodora Karvounis. Mr. Karvounis is Medoil’s president and Mrs. Karvounis is its treasurer. Citicorp is a…
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