SCOTUS on Forum Selection Clauses

Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Atlantic Marine Cons. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. W.D. Tex. (opinion here). From the unanimous opinion:

[A] forum selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under §1404(a) . . . . When a defendant files such a motion, we conclude, a district court should transfer the case unless extraordinary circumstances unrelated to the convenience of the parties clearly disfavor a transfer.

This is something of a win for forum selection clauses.

The Delaware Employment Law Blog has more: SCOTUS Ruling on Forum-Selection Clauses Good News for Employers.