Kelley v. Nawas International Travel Service, Inc., 68 So. 3d 823

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Enforceability of outbound forum clause	Kelleys argue clause is unenforceable due to inconvenience	Kelleys failed to show unreasonableness; clause valid	Enforceable; dismissal required
Effect of door-closing statute on Nawas' standing	Alabama door-closing statute voids enforcement	Nawas interstate; statute not applicable	Nawas subject to enforcement; clause enforceable
Inconvenience factors when enforcing forum clause	Litigation in Connecticut would create serious burden	Factors favor enforcement; not seriously inconvenient	Not sufficiently establishing unreasonableness under Rymer/Northern Capital

Ex parte Integon Corp., 672 So.2d 497 (Ala. 1995) (Mandamus standard for extraordinary relief)
Ex parte CTB, Inc., 782 So.2d 188 (Ala. 2000) (Review of outbound forum enforcement via mandamus; 12(b)(3) venue attack)
Ex parte DM. White Constr. Co., 806 So.2d 370 (Ala. 2001) (Evidence may be submitted to support motion to dismiss for venue)
Ex parte Soprema, Inc., 949 So.2d 907 (Ala. 2006) (Outbond forum-selection clause enforceability standard)
Ex parte Rymer, 860 So.2d 339 (Ala. 2003) (Five-factor test for reasonableness of forum clause)
Northern Capital Res. Corp., 751 So.2d 12 (Ala. 1999) (Guide to unreasonableness factors for forum clauses)
Malouf Construction, Inc. v. Crane, 953 So.2d 366 (Ala. 2006) (Context where enforcing forum clause avoids duplicative litigation)
Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (U.S. 1991) (Supreme Court on enforceability of cruise-line forum clauses)
Harden v. American Airlines, 178 F.R.D. 583 (M.D. Ala. 1998) (Federal treatment of forum-selection clauses in practice guidance)
TradeWinds Envtl. Restoration, Inc. v. Brown Bros. Constr., LLC, 999 So.2d 875 (Ala. 2008) (Interstate intrastate testing for door-closing applicability)