United States Sixth Circuit

In determining propriety of venue, a contract's forum-selection clause is one of a number of case-specific factors which the court must weigh; a venue other than that prescribed in a licensing agreement was appropriate under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2001
• Decided 04/09/2002
• Published 04/09/2002

Judges

• Before: BATCHELDER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth J. Bisdorf (argued and briefed), Law Office of Kenneth J. Bisdorf, Troy, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott G. Hornby (argued and briefed), Esordi, Hornby & Sawicki, Wyandotte, MI, for Defendants-Appellees.