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The Enforceability of ERISA Forum Selection Clauses: Two Recent 'Against-The-Trend' Cases and an Uncertain Future
Trucker Huss Nov. 8, 2016
"For those interested in the law of ERISA forum selection clauses, 2016 has been a year to remember. The majority of courts to address this issue have ruled in favor of enforcing forum selection clauses. However, going against the trend, two federal district courts recently determined that forum selection clauses are automatically invalid and unenforceable within the ERISA context ... Prior to these summer cases, only two reported district court cases held that forum selection clauses in ERISA plans are inconsistent with the statute and therefore unenforceable."
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