PAUL BUSINESS SYSTEMS v. CANON U.S.A.

Record No. 900234.

397 S.E.2d 804 (1990)

PAUL BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC. v. CANON U.S.A., INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Montague (Stuart A. Saunders; Montague, Saunders & Desaulniers, Hampton, on brief), for appellant.

Conrad M. Shumadine, Norfolk (Thomas R. Watkins, Newport News, Norman Moloshok, Richard H. Silberberg, New York City, Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, Patten, Wornom & Watkins, Newport News, Dorsey & Whitney, New York City, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this tort action arising from a business relationship, we determine the validity and enforceability of contractual provisions, so-called "forum selection clauses," which limit the place or court where potential causes of action may be brought between the parties. We have not addressed this specific issue before, although the question has been the subject of extensive litigation elsewhere.

In March 1989, appellant Paul Business Systems...

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