Section 5-1402

The Small Potatoes Problem with New York Forum Selection Clauses

New York has long sought to attract cases to its courts—and to generate business for New York lawyers—by enforcing New York forum selection clauses when they appear in commercial contracts worth at least $1 million that are governed by New York law. This policy is codified in New York General Obligations Law 5-1402. What happens,…

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George Washington University Law School
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