[Hague-jur-commercial-law] COURT UPHOLDS AOL FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE

[Manon Anne Ress]

COURT UPHOLDS AOL FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE
A Connecticut District Court has dismissed a suit against
AOL for unfairly disclosing the identity of a subscriber on the basis 
of AOL's forum selection clause. A Connecticut resident sued the 
company after it revealed his identity to law enforcement authorities 
on the basis of a defective warrant. AOL successfully argued that the 
man should have brought the suit in Virginia. Case name is Freedman v. 
AOL. Decision at
http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/120503.PCD.Freedman.pdf


BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 12/15/03