Claudio de-Leon v. Ayala, No. 13-1198 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseRosana Claudio-de Leon (Claudio) and the University of the East of the Ana G. Mendez University System (SUAGM) entered into an employment contract that contained a forum selection clause precluding adjudication in federal court. Claudio, Luis F. Carrasquillo-Rivera, and the conjugal partnership Carrasquillo-Claudio (collectively, Appellants) filed suit against SUAGM in the district court, alleging, among other claims, pregnancy and gender discrimination. The district court dismissed Appellants’ Title VII pregnancy and gender discrimination claim and supplemental state law claims due to the forum selection clause. The First Circuit affirmed as modified, holding (1) the forum selection clause was applicable and enforceable; but (2) the district court should have dismissed the case without prejudice to permit Appellants to refile in the appropriate forum. Remanded.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on December 23, 2014.
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