Maryland Federal Judge Transfers Case To Tennessee Per Forum-Selection Clause

Mealey's (July 19, 2017, 1:59 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A Maryland federal judge on July 17 granted a cleaning franchisor’s motion to transfer a case alleging breach of contract and other misconduct to Tennessee federal court, saying that a forum-selection clause in a franchise agreement dictating that all litigation be venued in Memphis is valid and mandatory (ServiceMaster of Fairfax, Inc. v. ServiceMaster Residential/Commercial Services, L.P., No. 16-02589, D. Md., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110453)....