America Online, Inc. v. Superior Court of Alameda County
Court of Appeal of California
108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 699 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
AOL's (defendant) subscription agreement designated Virginia law and forum for disputes; California customers (plaintiffs) sued AOL for continuing to charge them after cancellation under California's Unfair Business Practices Act and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), and AOL moved to dismiss based on the Virginia forum-selection and choice-of-law clauses.
IssueFree
Whether a forum-selection clause will be enforced if it is entered into freely and voluntarily, has a logical nexus to the parties or the dispute, and does not violate a state's public policy.