AFC FRANCHISING, LLC v. PURUGGANAN

No. 20-13849.

43 F.4th 1285 (2022)

AFC FRANCHISING, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Danilo PURUGGANAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed: August 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Douglas , Joe L. Leak , Leak Douglas & Morano, PC, Birmingham, AL, Robert Gerald Boliek, Jr. , Robert G. Boliek, Jr. , Attorney At Law, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert E. Battle , Adam Patterson Plant , Harlan F. Winn, III , Attorney, Battle & Winn, LLP, Birmingham, AL, Laura Marie Carbo , Kahane & Associates, PA, Plantation, FL, Allan Samuels , McLeod Brock, PLLC, Boca Raton, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Tjoflat, Circuit Judge, filed a concurring opinion.


In this case, we must decide whether Danilo Purugganan consented to personal jurisdiction and venue in the Northern District of Alabama by agreeing to a "floating" forum-selection clause. We hold that, in the circumstances presented, the clause is applicable and enforceable. Accordingly, we reverse the district court's contrary...

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