Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. v. Gannon, No. 17-3302 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of Medtronic's motion to remand an employment contract dispute back to state court. Applying Minnesota law, the court held that plaintiff waived his right to remove the case to federal court because the employment contract he signed contained an enforceable forum selection clause. In this case, Medtronic alleged that plaintiff failed to repay the company pursuant to the Repayment Agreement. The court held that the Employee Agreement contained a clear and unequivocal forum selection clause that unambiguously encompassed the Repayment Agreement.
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Gruender, Circuit Judge] Civil case - Civil procedure. The district court did not err in remanding this contract action to state court on the ground that plaintiff waived his right to remove the case to federal court because the employment contract he signed contained an enforceable forum selection clause.
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