合同法判决书（选读）OPINION判决PERCURIAM法庭一致通过ChateaudesCharmesWines,Ltd.(ChateaudesCharmes“),aCanadiancompany,appealsthedismissalofitsactionforbreachofcontractandrelatedclaimsarisingoutofitspurchaseofwinecorksfromSabateacute;,S.A.(Sabateacute;France“),aFrenchcompany,andSabateacute;USA,Inc.(Sabateacute;USA“),awhollyownedCaliforniasubsidiary.ThedistrictcourtheldthatforumselectionclausesintheinvoicesthatSabateacute;FrancesenttoChateaudesCharmeswerepartofthecontractbetweenthepartiesanddismissedthecaseinfavorofadjudicationinFrance.Becauseweconcludethattheforumselectionclausesinquestionwerenotpartofanyagreementbetweentheparties,wereverse.FACTUALBACKGROUNDANDPROCEDURALHISTORY案件事实及原审情况Thematerialfactspertinenttothisappealarenotdisputed.1Sabateacute;Francemanufacturesandsellsspecialwinecorksthatitclaimswillnotcausewinestobespoiledbycorktaint,“adistastefulflavorthatsomecorksproduce.ItsellsthesecorksthroughawhollyownedCaliforniasubsidiary,Sabateacute;USA.InFebruary2022,aftersomepreliminarydiscussionsaboutthecharacteristicsofSabateacute;scorks,ChateaudesCharmes,awineryfromOntario,Canada,agreedbytelephonewithSabateacute;USAtopurchaseacertainnumberofcorksataspecificprice.Thepartiesagreedonpaymentandshippingterms.Noothertermswerediscussed,nordidthepartieshaveanyhistoryofpriordealings.Laterthatyear,ChateaudesCharmesplacedasecondtelephoneorderforcorksonthesameterms.Intotal,ChateaudesCharmesordered1.2millioncorks.Sabateacute;FranceshippedthecorkstoCanadainelevenshipments.Foreachshipment,Sabateacute;Francealsosentaninvoice.Someoftheinvoicesarrivedbeforetheshipments,somewiththeshipments,andsomeaftertheshipments.OnthefaceofeachinvoicewasaparagraphinFrenchthatspecifiedthatAnydisputearisingunderthepresentcontractisunderthesolejurisdictionoftheCourtofCommerceoftheCityofPerpignan.“OnthebackofeachinvoiceanumberofprovisionswereprintedinFrench,includingaclausethatspecifiedthatanydisputesarisingoutofthisagreementshallbebroughtbeforethecourtwithjurisdictiontotrythematterinthejudicialdistrictwhereSellersregisteredofficeislocated.“ChateaudesCharmesdulytookdeliveryandpaidforeachshipmentofcorks.ThecorkswerethenusedtobottleChateaudesCharmeswines.ChateaudesCharmesclaimsthat,in2022,itnoticedthatthewinebottledwithSabateacute;scorkswastaintedbycorkflavors.ChateaudesCharmesfiledsuitinfederaldistrictcourtinCaliforniaagainstSabateacute;FranceandSabateacute;USAallegingclaimsx530forbreachofcontract,strictliability,breachofwarranty,falseadvertising,andunfaircompetition.Sabateacute;FranceandSabateacute;USAfiledamotiontodismissbasedontheforumselectionclauses.Thedistrictcourtheldthattheforumselectionclauseswerevalidandenforceableanddismissedtheaction.Thisappealensued.责任编辑：ang
