United States Sixth Circuit

In a dispute involving a medical practice group's alleged default on payments for the rental of telecommunications equipment, grant of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where a forum selection clause in a contract between the parties, whose interest was assigned to plaintiff by a non-party, was valid and enforceable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2006
• Published 07/12/2006

Judges

• Before:  SILER, CLAY, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Tamara A. O'Brien, Roderick Linton, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dante C. Rohr, Mattioni, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Tamara A. O'Brien, Roderick Linton, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.  Dante C. Rohr, John Mattioni, Mattioni, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gene B. George, Thomas M. Wynne, Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.