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How Is a Forum-Selection Clause Related to Questions of Personal

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How is a forum-selection clause related to questions of personal jurisdiction?


A) The two are not related at all.
B) The forum-selection clause will be valid only if it names a jurisdiction that would have personal jurisdiction over the parties to the contract even in the absence of the forum-selection clause.
C) Forum-selection clauses are attempts by some parties to contracts to take away jurisdictional rights from the other party,and are generally found to be invalid.
D) A forum-selection clause will specify which courts have personal jurisdiction over the parties to the contract,and for disputes related to the particular contract,the forum-selection clause will control over the general jurisdiction rules.
E) Forum-selection clauses are usually enacted by one party to select a jurisdiction most favorable to that party,thus they are effective only if,after a lawsuit has been filed,the defendant in the action agrees to jurisdiction as provided in the clause.

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