Choice-of-Law Stipulation Doesn't Salvage Unenforceable Contract, Second District Says
"No California case yet has directly addressed whether a stipulation to apply California law renders an otherwise unenforceable forum selection clause enforceable," Justice John Segal wrote. "We hold it does not."
October 08, 2024 at 07:21 PM
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Consumer ProtectionA defendant's post-contract offer to use California law in a dispute directed to another state does not salvage an otherwise unenforceable forum selection clause, the Second District Court of Appeal held in a published opinion issued Monday.
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