Legal Opinion
Rafael Rodriguez Barril, Inc. v. Conbraco Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 8, 2010No. 09-2163PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether a forum selection clause in a contract between the parties is displaced by Puerto Rico’s Sales Representatives Act of 1990, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 10, §§ 279-279h (2009) (“Law 21”). The district court held that it was not displaced and dismissed the suit without prejudice. Although there are disputed facts as to a supposed breach of contract, the facts relating to the forum selection clause are not disputed, and that issue is dispositive on this appeal.
Conbraco Industries, Inc. (“Conbraco”), based in North Carolina, manufactures valves…
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