RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ BARRIL v. CONBRACO INDUSTRIES

No. 09-2163.

619 F.3d 90 (2010)

RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ BARRIL, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angelique Doble Bravo with whom José A. Gallart and Gallart Law Firm were on brief for appellant.

Annette Cortés Arcelay with whom Eric Pérez-Ochoa and Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa, P.S.C. were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, SELYA and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

The question in this case is whether a forum selection clause in a contract between the parties is displaced by Puerto Rico's Sales Representatives Act of 1990, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 10, §§ 279-279h (2009) ("Law 21"). The district court held that it was not displaced and dismissed the suit without prejudice. Although there are disputed facts as to a supposed breach of contract, the facts relating to the forum selection clause are not...

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