In S&S Family Business Corp., et al. v. Clean Juice Franchising, LLC, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed the impact of a forum selection clause in a business contract. A forum selection clause is a contractual provision that, if enforceable, designates a particular state or court to bring any litigation between the parties. In most instances, a forum selection clause can be mandatory – the parties must litigate disputes in the forum provided in the clause. Factual History Clean Juice Franchising, LLC (“Clean Juice”) entered a multi-unit agreement (the “Multi-Unit Agreement”) with S&S Family Business Corp. (“S&S”) to franchise at least three Clean Juice stores. The Multi-Unit…