Frequently during presentations on hunting leases, I recommend that landowners include a “forum selection clause” in their lease agreement with hunters who “aren’t from around here.”  A forum selection clause essentially is a contractual agreement between the parties as to where any litigation will be filed if a dispute arises.  In hunting leases, a landowner wants to ensure that he or she has home court advantage, if you will, by ensuring that litigation occur at home, rather than where the hunter lives.  Earlier this year, the Texas Supreme Court… Read More →