Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court
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Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 571 U.S. 49 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the enforcement of forum selection clauses.[1]
Quick Facts Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court, Argued October 9, 2013 Decided December 3, 2013 ...
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court | |
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Argued October 9, 2013 Decided December 3, 2013 | |
Full case name | Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas |
Docket no. | 12-929 |
Citations | 571 U.S. 49 (more) 134 S. Ct. 568; 187 L. Ed. 2d 487; 82 U.S.L.W. 4021 |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | In re Atlantic Marine Construction Co., 701 F.3d 736 (5th Cir. 2012) |
Holding | |
A forum selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). When such a motion is filed, the district court should transfer the case except in limited and extraordinary circumstances. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Title 28 United States Code Section 1404(a) |
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