Legal Opinion
America Online, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 10, 2001No. A092813PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUVOLO, J.
I
Introduction
This petition for writ of mandate was filed by petitioner America Online, Inc. (AOL) following the denial of its motion to stay or dismiss a putative consumer class-action lawsuit. The motion was based on a claim that California is an inconvenient forum in which to litigate the dispute concerning AOL’s proprietary Internet service. In support of its motion, AOL exclusively relied on a forum selection clause in its contracts with real parties in interest, A1 Mendoza, Jr. (Mendoza) and the potential class members, which designated Virginia as the jurisdiction in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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