HUFFINGTON v. T.C. GROUP, LLC

No. 10-1405.

637 F.3d 18 (2011)

Michael HUFFINGTON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. T.C. GROUP, LLC; The Carlyle Group; Carlyle Capital Corporation, Ltd.; Carlyle Investment Management, LLC; David M. Rubenstein, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Tarantino with whom Paul V. Curcio , Philip Y. Brown , Edward F. Whitesell, Jr. and Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. were on brief for appellant.

Robert A. Van Kirk with whom Vidya A. Mirmira , Jonathan E. Pahl and Williams & Connolly LLP were on brief for appellees.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns a forum selection clause in a securities contract. Michael Huffington, a Massachusetts resident, made a $20 million investment in a fund raised by The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"), a trade name for T.C. Group, LLC, a global investment management firm organized under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Washington, D.C. The investment occurred after Huffington had discussions with David Rubenstein, a founder...

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