Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.
- Decided
- June 20, 1988
- Docket
- 86-1908
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that in diversity cases, federal law governs determination of what effect to give forum selection clause in contract — Feldman v. Google, Inc. (2007)
- holding that federal, not state, law controls the interpretation and effect of a forum selection clause — Villar v. Crowley Maritime Corp. (1992)
- holding that in diversity cases, federal law governs determination of what effect to give forum selection clause in contract — Rainforest Cafe, Inc. v. Eklecco, L.L.C. (2003)
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How the opinion begins
[*24] Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case presents the issue whether a federal court sitting in diversity should apply state or federal law in adjudicating a motion to transfer a case to a venue provided in a contractual forum-selection clause.
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Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp., 487 U.S. 22 (1988)Read the full opinion
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