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|facts=Atlantic Marine Construction Co. ("AMC"), a Virginia corporation, contracted with the [https://www.usace.army.mil/ United States Army Corps of Engineers] to build a childhood development center in Fort Hood, Texas. | |facts=Atlantic Marine Construction Co. ("AMC"), a Virginia corporation, contracted with the [https://www.usace.army.mil/ United States Army Corps of Engineers] to build a childhood development center in Fort Hood, Texas. | ||
AMC sub-contracted some of the work to J-Crew Management, a Texas corporation. The contract with J-Crew included a '''forum selection clause''' for any litigation in either (1) the Norfolk, Virginia circuit court or (2) [https://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/ US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia] ( E.D. Va.). | AMC sub-contracted some of the work to J-Crew Management, a Texas corporation. The contract with J-Crew included a '''forum-selection clause''' for any litigation in either (1) the Norfolk, Virginia circuit court or (2) [https://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/ US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia] ( E.D. Va.). | ||
|procedural_history=Following a payment dispute, J-Crew sued AMC in [https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/ US federal western district court of Texas]. | |procedural_history=Following a payment dispute, J-Crew sued AMC in [https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/ US federal western district court of Texas]. | ||
AMC moved to dismiss the case, contending the wrong venue & improper under 28 U.S. Code § [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1406 1406(a)]. | |||
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|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/atlantic-marine-construction-co-v-united-states-district-court | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/atlantic-marine-construction-co-v-united-states-district-court | ||
Revision as of 12:38, June 29, 2023
| Atlantic Marine Construction v. US District Court | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | December 3, 2013 |
Facts
Atlantic Marine Construction Co. ("AMC"), a Virginia corporation, contracted with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to build a childhood development center in Fort Hood, Texas.
AMC sub-contracted some of the work to J-Crew Management, a Texas corporation. The contract with J-Crew included a forum-selection clause for any litigation in either (1) the Norfolk, Virginia circuit court or (2) US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ( E.D. Va.).Procedural History
Following a payment dispute, J-Crew sued AMC in US federal western district court of Texas.
AMC moved to dismiss the case, contending the wrong venue & improper under 28 U.S. Code § 1406(a).
