Atlantic Marine and the Future of Party Preference

Authors

Scott Dodson

Abstract

In Atlantic Marine, the Supreme Court held that a prelitigation forum-selection agreement does not make an otherwise proper venue improper. Prominent civil procedure scholars have questioned the wisdom and accuracy of this holding. In this paper, I defend Atlantic Marine as essentially correct based on what I have elsewhere called the principle of party subordinance. I go further, however, to argue that the principle underlying Atlantic Marine could affect the widespread private market for prelitigation agreements, with significant commercial and doctrinal repercussions.

Recommended Citation

Scott Dodson, Atlantic Marine and the Future of Party Preference, 66 Hastings L.J. 675 (2015).
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