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合同法判决书（选读）OPINION判决PERCURIAM法庭一致通过ChateaudesCharmesWines,Ltd.(ChateaudesCharmes“),aCanadiancompany,appealsthedismissalofitsactionforbreachofcontractandrelatedclaimsarisingoutofitspurchaseofwinecorksfromSabate;,S.A.(Sabate;France“),aFrenchcompany,andSabate;USA,Inc.(Sabate;USA“),awhollyownedCaliforniasubsidiary.ThedistrictcourtheldthatforumselectionclausesintheinvoicesthatSabate;FrancesenttoChateaudesCharmeswerepartofthecontractbetweenthepartiesanddismissedthecaseinfavorofadjudicationinFrance.Becauseweconcludethattheforumselectionclausesinquestionwerenotpartofanyagreementbetweentheparties,wereverse.FACTUALBACKGROUNDANDPROCEDURALHISTORY案件事实及原审情况Thematerialfactspertinenttothisappealarenotdisputed.1Sabate;Francemanufacturesandsellsspecialwinecorksthatitclaimswillnotcausewinestobespoiledbycorktaint,“adistastefulflavorthatsomecorksproduce.ItsellsthesecorksthroughawhollyownedCaliforniasubsidiary,Sabate;USA.InFebruary2000,aftersomepreliminarydiscussionsaboutthecharacteristicsofSabate;scorks,ChateaudesCharmes,awineryfromOntario,Canada,agreedbytelephonewithSabate;USAtopurchaseacertainnumberofcorksataspecificprice.Thepartiesagreedonpaymentandshippingterms.Noothertermswerediscussed,nordidthepartieshaveanyhistoryofpriordealings.Laterthatyear,ChateaudesCharmesplacedasecondtelephoneorderforcorksonthesameterms.Intotal,ChateaudesCharmesordered1.2millioncorks.Sabate;FranceshippedthecorkstoCanadainelevenshipments.Foreachshipment,Sabate;Francealsosentaninvoice.Someoftheinvoicesarrivedbeforetheshipments,somewiththeshipments,andsomeaftertheshipments.OnthefaceofeachinvoicewasaparagraphinFrenchthatspecifiedthatAnydisputearisingunderthepresentcontractisunderthesolejurisdictionoftheCourtofCommerceoftheCityofPerpignan.“OnthebackofeachinvoiceanumberofprovisionswereprintedinFrench,includingaclausethatspecifiedthatanydisputesarisingoutofthisagreementshallbebroughtbeforethecourtwithjurisdictiontotrythematterinthejudicialdistrictwhereSellersregisteredofficeislocated.“ChateaudesCharmesdulytookdeliveryandpaidforeachshipmentofcorks.ThecorkswerethenusedtobottleChateaudesCharmeswines.ChateaudesCharmesclaimsthat,in2001,itnoticedthatthewinebottledwithSabate;scorkswastaintedbycorkflavors.ChateaudesCharmesfiledsuitinfederaldistrictcourtinCaliforniaagainstSabate;FranceandSabate;USAallegingclaims*530forbreachofcontract,strictliability,breachofwarranty,falseadvertising,andunfaircompetition.Sabate;FranceandSabate;USAfiledamotiontodismissbasedontheforumselectionclauses.Thedistrictcourtheldthattheforumselectionclauseswerevalidandenforceableanddismissedtheaction.Thisappealensued.责任编辑：ang