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Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction
Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction contract clause examples

Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the appropriate state or federal court in the State of Texas for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each party agrees to commence any such action, suit or proceeding in Dallas, Texas.

Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties to this Agreement consents to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in Delaware in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court and agrees not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court.

The laws of the State of Texas (without regard to Texas’s conflict of law rules), as well as any and all applicable federal law, including U.S. copyright laws, shall apply to this Agreement. You hereby expressly consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas, for any lawsuit arising out of this Agreement.

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