United States forum selectionstandard form termspassenger contracts

Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Shute

499 U.S. 585 (1991)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1991

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A forum selection clause in a form passage contract is enforceable if it was reasonably communicated and is not fundamentally unfair.

procedure

Dupree v Younger 598 U.S. 729 (2023)

Yegiazaryan v Smagin 599 U.S. 533 (2023)

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