Ex Parte Nawas International Travel Service, Inc., and George Khoury. (In Re Michael Kelley and Jackie Kelley v…

Summary

The court held that the Kelleys' agreement with Nawas contained an enforceable outbound forum-selection clause requiring disputes to be litigated in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Kelleys did not show that Connecticut would deprive them of their day in court, and the possibility of litigating related claims in Israel did not make enforcement seriously inconvenient. Because Nawas's travel business was interstate rather than intrastate, Alabama's door-closing statute did not prevent Nawas from enforcing the agreement, so the court granted mandamus and ordered dismissal.