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The article reports on a survey that compiles federal and state court cases regarding the enforceability of forum selection clauses (FSC) contained in bills of lading, charterparties, and other maritime contracts from 2013 through 2015 in the U.S. It mentions several court cases including Atl. Container Line AB v Volvo CarCorp. related to contract for carriage of vehicles; Fubonlns. Co. v. OHL In t'l related to bill of lading; and Cline v. Carnival Corp. concerning passenger tickets.

The article presents a survey of decisions of the courts in the U.S. regarding the enforceability of forum selection clauses (FSC) incorporated in bills of lading, charterparties, and other maritime contracts. It mentions that case summaries are classified as FSC enforced, not enforced, or conditionally enforced. It describes case summaries in several categories of information including FSC Type which states the forum specified in the forum selection clause, Document(s) Containing FSC which mentions in which document(s) the forum selection clause was found, and Case Summary which provides the factual setting as well as a brief summary of the case's outcome.

The article discusses the changes in the way U.S. courts handle maritime jurisdiction involving international cases to prevent the excessive exercise of jurisdiction and overtaxing in the U.S. judiciary. It says that changes in the jurisdiction approach have led to the enforcement of foreign forum selection and foreign arbitration clauses wherein judges in the country failed to recognize that many plaintiffs were unable to pursue their claims abroad. It relays that federal statutes and the New York Convention mandate the implementation of arbitration clauses and the recognition of arbitral awards. The article mentions several court cases including M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. and Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. v. M/V Sky Reegfer.

The article presents the Forum Selection Clause Survey 2009-2010 of the "Tulane Maritime Law Journal" published by students of the Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. It relays that the survey compiles and organizes case decisions handed down by federal circuit courts in the U.S. including the Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. It summarizes cases which were related to the implementation of forum selection clauses (FSC) in maritime contracts such as bills of lading and charterparties. It provides five categories in each case summary including FSC type, case summary, and citation. It relays that the survey extracted and summarized relevant information that will benefit practitioner in maritime law.

The article presents a survey which compiles cases, heard at federal circuits, concerning the enforceability of forum selection clauses (FSC) contained in bills of lading, charter parties, and other maritime contracts in the U.S. The cases are classified into three groups including whether the FSC was enforced, not enforced, and conditionally enforced. It notes a case in Southern District of New York wherein FSC is enforced in which the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that it had jurisdiction over the defendants consistent to the FSC contained in the bills of lading.