Merit Insurance Co. v. Leatherby Insurance Co., 714 F.2d 673, 678 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 104 S.Ct. 529, 78 L.Ed.2d 711 (1983). An arbitration agreement, including its forum selection clause, is a freely-negotiated contract between the parties. Courts must give effect to such freely-negotiated forum selection clauses. M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U.S. 1, 15-19, 92 S.Ct. 1907, 1916-18, 32 L.Ed.2d 513 (1972). “The choice of [] forum was made in an arms-length negotiation by experienced and sophisticated businessmen, and absent some compelling and countervailing reason it should be honored by the parties and enforced by the courts.” Id. at 12, 92 S.Ct. at 1914. See also Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co., 417 U.S. 506, 519-20, 94 S.Ct. 2449, 2457, 41 L.Ed.2d 270 (1974) (<HOLDING>); Sam Reisfeld & Son Import Co. v. S.A. Eteco,
holding that arbitration clauses as contractual agreements must be enforced to their terms recognizing that due on sale clauses are enforceable in texas holding that a forum selection clause was not enforceable against defendants that were not parties to the contract holding enforceable forum selection clauses in arbitration agreements recognizing that using a literal approach to interpreting forum selection clauses could undermine their purpose