aol, llc, mistakenly made public the personal information of 650,000 of its members. the members filed a suit, alleging violations of california law. aol asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis of a "forum-selection clause" in its member agreement that designates virginia courts as the place where member disputes will be tried. under a decision of the united states supreme court, a forum-selection clause is unenforceable "if enforcement would contravene a strong public policy of the forum in which suit is brought." california courts have declared in other cases that the aol
