Forum-Selection Clause In Contract Must Be Enforced, Indiana Federal Judge Says

(May 16, 2016, 1:02 PM EDT) -- FORT WAYNE, Ind. — An Indiana federal judge on May 12 dismissed an insured’s third-party claims filed in the Northern District of Indiana against a remediation company because the contract between the remediation company and the insurer included a forum-selection clause providing that any litigation related to the contract must be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana or in the Marion County, Ind., Superior Court (Valley Forge Insurance Co. v. Hartford Iron & Metal Inc., et al., No. 14-006, N.D. Ind.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62658)....

Attached Documents

Related Sections