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The article reflects on the case of E. & J. Gallo Winery versus Andina Licores SA to discuss the U.S. forum selection clause of underlying private contract between private companies. The Ninth Circuit enjoins Ecuadorian litigation where foreign litigation is vexatious and where injunction would not transgress international comity.

Focuses on the District of Columbia Circuit Court's ruling that, despite repudiation of substantive contract terms, a forum-selection clause in a casino construction license in Greece was severable and required the plaintiff to litigate in Greek courts.

The article presents a case of an employment agreement between Honduran native Dilbert Ivan Calix-Chacon, plaintiff, and defendant Global International Marine, a U.S. Corporation. Calix-Chacon was diagnosed to have inflamed gall bladder and an enlarge heart which require immediate attention. The court invalidates a forum selection clause on the employment contract of seaman to determine whether it is an exceptional case or unenforceable.

The article focuses on the issue of the forum selection clause (FSC) in the lawsuit filed by Chicago, Illinois-based Smurfit Stone Container Corp. against Armacel Pty. Ltd. of Australia. Smurfit asked for a declaratory judgment under their contract in a Pennsylvania federal court. Defendant Armacel moved for dismissal contending that the contract's FSC specified New South Wales as the designated forum. The U.S. court denied claim, stating that the FSC cannot rule out jurisdiction.

The article discusses the U.S. case, Trifigura Beheer BV versus Probo Elk Shipping Inc. and Laurin Tankers America Inc. It states that the contract between the parties contained a Forum Selection Clause (FSC). When the buyer rejected the cargo, the underwriters made a Letter of Undertaking, agreeing to appear as claimants in the suit and not to waive venue. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that, the contractors did not intend to appear as claimant in that jurisdiction.