BLACK v. ARIZALA

9611-09017, 9708-06851; A104791

48 P.3d 843 (2001)

182 Or.App. 16

Murray L. BLACK; Melrhea E. Black; Jack Boersma and Barbara J. Boersma, as Trustees for the Boersma Family Trust; J.K. (Kelly) Hola; Jeannie Hola; Albert F. Laurie and Marlene D. Laurie, as Trustees of the A.F. Laurie Trust; Donald J. Meis and Nadine E. Meis, as Trustees for the Meis Family Trust UTA 8/22/95; Joel E. Colley; Mickell A. Colley; Richard Meloy; Seattle ATC Partnership, a partnership consisting of David Andrews, John Mitchell, Thomas Parks, Donald Stobie, and Gerald Traynor, Plaintiffs, and John J. Lenahan; Marilyn S. Lenahan; Willowrun, L.P., an Oregon limited partnership, Appellants, v. Gary H. ARIZALA; Quentin L. Breen; Breen Family Trust; John Duffy; Anthony Easton; Susan D. Easton; SDE Trust; Frank R. Goldstein; Ed Janowski; Javier O. Lamoso; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, A Limited Liability Partnership; Fred H. Martinez; Theresa Miller; Margaret W.M. Minnich; Gary North; Lawrence Odell; James T. Perry; Mohammad Rahman; Romulus Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Romulus Telecommunications, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation; Romulus Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Unicom Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; Supertel Communications Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; and Clearcomm L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formerly known as PCS 2000, L.P., Respondents. Brown and Boston PCS 2000, a partnership consisting of Conrad Brown and Nixon Ray Boston; Kenneth Brown, as Trustee for the Brown Family Trust; William Sean Conway; Lisa M. Conway; Greg Downing; Donald F. Escher and Shirley P. Escher, Trustees for the Escher Daughters Trust; Harvey A. Gilbert and Deanne E. Gilbert, as Trustees for the Gilbert Family Trust; Kurt Gruen; Reyna Gruen; Joseph M. Ha; John F. Johnson And Anne R. Johnson, Trustees for the John F. and Anne R. Johnson Trust; Harold E. Jones, as Trustee for the Harold E. Jones Profit Sharing Trust; Virginia J. Jones; Caroline B. Kazmann, Trustee for the Belle M. Beem Trust; Hollis Kazmann; Ingrid Kluk; Knoxville IVDS Group, a partnership consisting of Robert Seaman and others; Donald C. Linkem; Donald J. Meis; Nadine E. Meis; Edmund J. Mooney, Trustee for the Edmund J. Mooney Trust; J. Ray O'Connor and Maurine O'Connor, Trustees for the J. Ray O'Connor Revocable Family Trust; Bill Ohman; Colleen Ohman; James Popa; RPM2 Group Limited Partnership, a partnership consisting of Michael Suenram, Pamela Suenram, Melburn E. Suenram, and Rose M. Suenram; Nancy L. Ryan; The Estate of Arthur J. Ryan; S & L Properties, a partnership consisting of Douglas A. Shinstine and Eric A. Luther; Elizabeth J. Seaman; Shelley A. McCoy; Ralph L. Stean, Trustee for the Ralph L. Stean Revocable Living Trust U/A April 14, 1992; James F. Stengel, Trustee for the James F. Stengel Living Trust dated 9/28/94; Gretchen B. Stengel, Trustee for the Gretchen B. Stengel Living Trust dated 9/28/94; and Russell S. Wunschel, Plaintiffs, v. Gary H. Arizala; Quentin L. Breen; Breen Family Trust; John J. Duffy; Anthony Easton; Susan D. Easton; SDE Trust; Frank R. Goldstein; Ed Janowski; Javier O. Lamoso; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, a limited liability partnership; Fred H. Martinez; Theresa Miller; Margaret W.M. Minnich; Gary North; Lawrence Odell; James T. Perry; Mohammad Rahman; Romulus Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Romulus Telecommications, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation; Romulus Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Wireless Express Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, fka IVDS Auction Consortium Limited Partnership; IVDS Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Unicom Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; Supertel Communications Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; and Clearcomm L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, fka PCS 2000 L.P., Defendants, and Romulus Engineering (MAS) Inc., a Delaware corporation; Datalink Network, Inc., a purported corporation; Romulus Engineering (IVD), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen T. Dziuba, Portland, argued the cause for appellants John J. Lenahan, Marilyn S. Lenahan, and WillowRun, L.P. On the briefs were Roger K. Harris and Harris Berne Christensen LLP.

Darleen Darnall, Portland, argued the cause for respondents Gary H. Arizala, Javier O. Lamoso, Fred H. Martinez, Margaret W.M. Minnich, Lawrence Odell, James T. Perry, Mohammad Rahman, SuperTel Communications Corp., Unicom Corporation, and ClearComm L.P., fka PCS 2000, L.P. Joining in this brief are Joseph C. Arellano, Portland, and Kennedy Watts Arellano & Ricks L.L.P. for respondent Anthony Easton; Bruce L. Campbell, Thomas C. Sand, Portland, and Miller Nash Wiener Hager & Carlsen LLP for respondents Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP and Frank R. Goldstein; Steven K. Blackhurst, and Ater Wynne Hewitt Dodson & Skerritt for respondents Quentin L. Breen, Breen Family Trust, Romulus Corporation, Romulus Telecommunications, Inc., Romulus Engineering, Inc., Romulus Engineering (MAS), Inc., DataLink Network, Inc., and Romulus Engineering (IVD), Inc.; and, Michael D. Kennedy and Kennedy Bowles, P.C., Portland, for respondents John J. Duffy, Theresa Miller, and Ed Janowski. Darleen Darnall and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP filed the reply brief for respondents Gary H. Arizala, Javier O. Lamoso, Fred H. Martinez, Margaret W.M. Minnich, Lawrence Odell, James T. Perry, Mohammad Rahman, SuperTel Communications Corp., Unicom Corporation, and ClearComm L.P., fka PCS 2000, L.P.

No appearance for respondents Susan D. Easton, SDE Trust, and Gary North.

Before ARMSTRONG, Presiding Judge, and EDMONDS and KISTLER, Judges.


EDMONDS, J.

Plaintiffs John J. Lenahan, Marilyn S. Lenahan, and Willowrun, L.P. (plaintiffs), appeal from a judgment dismissing their claims for security law violations and related torts on the ground that a forum selection clause in a limited partnership agreement required them to bring the case in Puerto Rico.1 We reverse.

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