S-16-0496, Applied Underwriters, Inc. and Applied Risk Services, Inc. (Appellants) v. S.E.B. Services of New York, Inc. and 20th Century Services of New York, Inc.
Douglas County, Hon. Kimberly Miller Pankonin
Attorneys: Jeffrey A. Silver; Stephen M. Bruckner, Patrick S. Cooper (Fraser Stryker)
Civil: Contract
Proceedings below: District court sustained defendants' motion to dismiss after it determined that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants, that the forum selection clause in agreement was unenforceable, and that even if forum selection clause were enforceable, Nebraska was not a reasonably convenient place for trial.
Issues: Whether district court had personal jurisdiction over defendants based on Nebraska's long-arm statute; whether reinsurance participation agreement and its forum selection clause were enforceable; and whether Nebraska was a reasonably convenient place for trial.