Law Practice,
Appellate Practice,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 18, 2019
When drafting choice-of-venue clauses, check a map
The wrinkle in a recent 9th Circuit case? Although there is, of course, a federal courthouse serving Linn County, and cases filed in state court in Linn County are routinely removed to the appropriate forum in Lane County, there is no actual federal courthouse situated in Linn County.
Karin Bohmholdt
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Karin is co-chair of the firm's Los Angeles Litigation Practice with a primary focus on appellate practice at both the state and federal levels.
Contracts of all types frequently include a mandatory choice of venue or geographic limitations for litigation in the event a dispute arises, and the U.S. Supreme Court has long given effect to such clauses. See National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 (1964). Consequently, contracting parties and their counsel may give only passing thought to these clauses beyond things like how far they want to travel in the event of a di...
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