FIREXO, INC. v. FIREXO GROUP LIMITED

No. 23-3085.

FIREXO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIREXO GROUP LIMITED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 12, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paul Belazis , MALONE, AULT & FARELL, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant.

Jason J. Blake , CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Paul Belazis , MALONE, AULT & FARELL, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant.

Jason J. Blake , John F. Fisher , CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

BATCHELDER, J., announced the judgment, in which LARSEN, J., joined, and delivered the lead opinion in which LARSEN, J., joined in part. GARSEN, J. (pp. 35-37), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and in the judgment. GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 38-45), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

A corporate defendant in a civil lawsuit moved to dismiss the plaintiff's action based on a contractual forum-selection clause even though the plaintiff was not a signatory to that contract. The district court applied the so-called "closely related" doctrine, found that the plaintiff was sufficiently...

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