Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
DAlaska: Proper Venue
U S District Judge Ralph Beistline has denied a Georgia firm’s motion to transfer venue of a building dispute from Alaska to Georgia, despite the parties’ agreement to apply Georgia law. The Georgia firm had contracted to build facilities in Kotzebue and Kivalina.
Beistline held that the parol evidence rule barred admission of testimony that the […]