Disability Plan’s Forum- Selection Clause Valid, North Carolina Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (October 30, 2019, 11:22 AM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A forum-selection clause in a short-term disability policy is valid and enforceable, a North Carolina federal judge said Oct. 28 in granting a disability plan’s motion to transfer venue of a disability claimant’s suit to Wisconsin federal court (Kydra Manuel-Clark v. ManpowerGroup Short-Term Disability Plan, No. 19-147, E.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185805)....