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Find Somewhere Else to Fight! Venue-Selection Clause in Contract Closes Door to Federal Courthouse Located Outside Venue

Does a venue-selection clause in a contract requiring the parties to litigate in a specific location that does not have a federal courthouse still permit the parties to litigate in federal court?  The Ninth Circuit—which covers the Western United States, Alaska, and Hawaii—unequivocally answered this question in City of Albany v.

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