State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.

How later courts describe this case

• holding that a motion to dismiss based on a forum selection provision should be brought pursuant to Rule 12(b)(3)
• explaining that Rule 12(b)(3) is the appropriate vehicle for raising a motion to dismiss for improper venue on the basis of a forum selection clause
• court declines plaintiffs invitation to become a “super-actuary,” stating that it “is clearly not equipped to become the watchdog of the insurance business”
• motion to dismiss based on forum selection clause in international agreement should be brought under Rule 12(b)(3)
• "Each party hereto irrevocably agrees that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute.”
• ‘‘[i]n order to bind a [nonparty] to a forum selection clause, the party must be ‘closely related’ to the dispute such that it becomes ‘foreseeable’ that it will be bound’’
• former employees can be “qualified individuals”