TRINITY v. APEX DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC

(CC 16CV00770) (SC S065147).

434 P.3d 20 (2018)

363 Or. 257

TRINITY, a division of Bank of the West, a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Adverse Party, v. APEX DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, Defendant, and Michael Lachner, Defendant-Relator.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

July 5, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Shannon , Troutdale, argued the cause and filed the petition for alternative writ of mandamus for the defendant-relator.

Aaron J. Bell , Bell Law Firm PC, Wilsonville, argued the cause and filed the brief for the plaintiff-adverse party.


This mandamus proceeding arises from a dispute about a contract's forum-selection clause. Trinity Bank — here, the adverse party — loaned money to Apex, a drilling company. Lachner, a part owner of Apex and the relator in this case, signed a personal guaranty of the loan. The personal guaranty, which Trinity drafted, contained...

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