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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-31
A mandatory forum-selection clause in a subcontract is given controlling weight in a venue transfer analysis under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), even when a Miller Act claim is involved, unless extraordinary circumstances justify non-enforcement.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-19
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to transfer venue because the Middle District of Florida was a proper venue and the balance of factors, including party convenience and the interest of justice, weighed in favor of transfer.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-06-25
The court held that the case should be transferred to the Eastern District of Michigan for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-06
The court granted the petitioner's motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of Indiana.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-05
The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Missouri.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-22
A forum-selection clause in an employment contract is enforceable, and a motion to transfer venue based on inconvenience or public policy will be denied when the clause is valid and controlling.
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N.D. Fla.·
2024-03-20
The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer the case to the Northern District of Florida because it is a proper forum and the plaintiff's choice of forum has little weight.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-12
The court denied motions to transfer the case and granted motions to dismiss state law claims for defamation, negligent supervision, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-20
The court held that the amended complaint was not a shotgun pleading and satisfied Rule 9(b)'s particularity requirement for fraud. The court also severed Count V as to Daughtry and transferred that claim to the Middle District of Alabama.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-01-26
The court held that a mandatory forum selection clause in a cruise ticket contract is enforceable under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) when it is reasonably communicated and not unreasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-26
The court held that the first-to-file rule applied, warranting transfer of the case to the Southern District of New York due to substantial overlap in issues with prior-filed actions.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-12-04
The court held that the defendant made a sufficient showing of inconvenience and cost to warrant transferring the venue of the securities class action lawsuit to the Southern District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-29
The court granted the unopposed motion to transfer the case.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-11-17
The court held that a valid forum selection clause in an insurance policy applies to an assignee, requiring litigation to be initiated in the specified New York forum.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-07
Venue is improper in the Middle District of Florida because no substantial part of the events giving rise to the claims occurred there, and the injured third-party claimants are indispensable parties who cannot be joined, requiring dismissal of the action.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-21
The court held that a valid forum selection clause in the Master Services Agreement mandates transfer of the case to the Western District of Wisconsin, as the plaintiff failed to show enforcement would be unfair or unreasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-12
The court held that the amended complaint sufficiently alleged facts to withstand a motion to dismiss, particularly regarding creditor status, fraudulent intent, and the statute of limitations.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-09-07
The court granted plaintiff's motion for leave to amend its complaint and denied defendant's motion to dismiss as moot, denied defendant's motion to transfer venue, and denied defendant's motion to stay discovery.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-11
The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer the case to the Middle District of Florida, finding it to be a proper and more convenient forum.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-01
The court held that a forum-selection clause in a cruise ticket contract is valid and enforceable, requiring transfer of the case to the specified forum.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-07
The court granted the parties' joint request to transfer the case to the Middle District of Florida, finding it convenient for parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-26
The court held that venue was improper in the District of South Carolina and transferred the case to the Southern District of Florida.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-26
The court held that venue was improper in the District of South Carolina and transferred the case to the District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-22
The court denied the defendant's motion for a change of venue, finding that the defendant failed to meet his burden to establish that the convenience factors strongly favored transfer.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-07
A valid forum-selection clause in an invoice, agreed to by an intermediary and a service provider, can bind a non-party subrogor if the subrogor is closely related to the dispute and it was foreseeable they would be bound.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-05-26
The court held that transfer to the Central District of California is appropriate under the first-to-file rule due to substantial overlap in parties and issues with a previously filed action.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-05-18
The court held that the forum-selection clause in the franchise agreements is enforceable and mandatory, requiring the case to be dismissed from federal court and refiled in the Lee County Court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-24
The court held that transfer of venue to the District of Massachusetts is warranted because the action could have been brought there and the private and public interest factors favor transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-02
The court held that venue is proper in the Middle District of Florida because the defendant transacted business there by hiring and utilizing a remote employee. The court denied the motion to transfer, finding the defendant failed to meet its burden under § 1404(a).
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-24
The court denied the motion to transfer venue, finding that the plaintiff's choice of forum, coupled with his financial and health-related hardships, outweighed the convenience of the defendants' witnesses.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-19
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to transfer the case to the Middle District of Florida.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-24
The court held that it lacked both general and specific personal jurisdiction over the defendants, and therefore granted their motion to dismiss in part.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-21
The court held that a district court's standing administrative order directing the transfer of cases to a specific division based on prior related filings is permissible under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and local rules, even if it results in a non-random reassignment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-23
The court granted the defendants' motion to transfer the case to the Central District of California, applying the first-to-file rule and 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-08
The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer venue to the Northern District of Texas.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-31
The court held that transfer of the civil action to the Middle District of Florida is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) because the plaintiff is incarcerated there, and the court cannot transfer the action to state court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-26
Entrepreneur Media, Inc., a trademark holder, brought suit against Rugged Entrepreneur, LLC in the Middle District of Florida for trademark infringement and unfair competition claims related to the defendant's use of "Rugged Entrepreneur" marks. The court granted Rugged Entrepren
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-02-16
The court held that the first-filed rule applies, and the case should be transferred to the Southern District of New York.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-01-11
The court held that venue is more appropriate in the federal judicial districts where the USCIS offices processing the plaintiffs' applications are located, granting the defendants' motion to transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-01-05
A valid forum-selection clause in an employment agreement, pointing to state court, is enforced through the doctrine of forum non conveniens, requiring dismissal of a federal action.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-12-02
The court held that venue was improper in the Southern District of Florida and transferred the case to the Northern District of Florida in the interest of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-11-03
The court held that transfer to the Southern District of Florida is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) due to the locus of operative facts and the convenience of the parties and witnesses.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-10-18
The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer venue, finding the Northern District of Florida to be the more convenient and appropriate forum.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-10-04
The court held that the forum selection clause, when interpreted using the rule of the last antecedent, applies only to proceedings challenging a final arbitration decision, thus requiring transfer of the case to the Southern District of Florida.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-09-28
The court held that venue is proper in the Southern District of Florida and dismissed several claims for failure to state a claim, but allowed the defamation claim to proceed.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-09-22
The court recommended dismissal of the current complaint as redundant because a prior case raising the same claims is still pending.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-13
The court held that venue is properly transferred to the Middle District of Florida because the convenience of the parties and witnesses, and the interests of justice, weigh in favor of transfer, despite the plaintiff's initial choice of forum.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-26
The court held that a forum-selection clause in a purchase agreement is valid and enforceable, requiring transfer of a fraudulent inducement claim to the designated forum in Massachusetts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
The court held that the case should be transferred to the Middle District of Florida for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
The court held that the case should be transferred to the Middle District of Florida for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.