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We have this piece of a nondisclosure agreement and our
contracts that states the following...
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4.1 Governing Body.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
Exclusive jurisdiction and venue shall be in the Clark
County, Washington Superior Court.
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One of my new clients is asking me to remove it. I'm
not sure if I should. Here is what they said in their
request to me...
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"We took a look at the non-disclosure agreement.
Everything generally looks great, buy my only
hesitation is Terms and Conditions Paragraph 4.1. The
one that states that jurisdiction and venue will always
be in Washington. Obviously I don't think any of us
seriously anticipate problems with the non-disclosure
agreement, but we'd nonetheless prefer it if we equally
shared the risks involved in a potential dispute. Would
you be willing to cross that section out?"
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The client is waiting for me to get back to them, so I
appreciate your advice. Thank you.
From the LawyerCentral forum archive. Originally posted 25 May 2011 on a legal forum that has closed. Names and contact details were removed. See the original (Internet Archive).
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