Forum Non Conveniens

1,213 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count

• Knauf de Colombia v. Hakim-Daccach
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2022-01-19
  Florida courts may exercise specific jurisdiction over nonresident defendants under the long-arm statute when the complaint alleges tortious communications directed at the state and tortious conduct occurring in Florida in furtherance of a conspiracy, even if the core fraudulent
• DR. Chris Thompson, DC, PA v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2022-01-19
  A county court may not sua sponte transfer venue without a showing that the plaintiff's chosen venue is improper or that transfer is appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds.
• Fiduciaria Bogota, S.A. v. Hakim-Daccach
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2022-01-19
  The appellate court affirmed the denial of motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens. The case involves allegations of fraudulent divestment of ownership interests in foreign corporations, with a key dispute over funds escrowed in Florida.
• Amersham Enters., Inc. v. Hakim-Daccach
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2022-01-19
  This case involves a dispute over ownership interests in foreign corporations, with allegations of fraudulent divestment and conspiracy. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's denial of motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens, finding
• Jackson v. Threebridge Solutions, LLC
  M.D. Fla.· 2022-01-05
  A valid forum-selection clause in an employment agreement, pointing to state court, is enforced through the doctrine of forum non conveniens, requiring dismissal of a federal action.
• Pshs Alpha P'rs, Ltd. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-12-15
  When a court finds forum non conveniens, it must transfer the action to another appropriate court rather than dismiss it entirely.
• Ferenchak v. Zormati
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-11-16
  The court granted the motion to dismiss, finding it lacked both general and specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
• Goodson v. Cintas Corp.
  N.D. Fla.· 2021-10-18
  The court granted the defendant's motion to transfer venue, finding the Northern District of Florida to be the more convenient and appropriate forum.
• Burick v. The Progressive Corp.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-10-12
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to establish to a legal certainty that the amount in controversy was less than $75,000, and therefore denied their motion to remand. The court also held that transfer to the Middle District of Florida was appropriate for the convenience o
• McGriff Ins. Servs., Inc. v. Littlestone
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-10-07
  A mandatory forum selection clause in an employment agreement will be enforced unless exceptional circumstances exist, such as fraud, extreme inconvenience, or contravention of public policy.
• Micro Fin. Advisors, Inc. v. Matus Coloumb
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-10-01
  The court held that the defendant lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Florida, and therefore, the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
• Hna LH Od, LLC v. Local House Int'l, Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-09-29
  The court held that a forum-selection clause in the Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) applies to the plaintiff's claims, including those arising from post-termination conduct, because the conduct relates to the enforcement of rights established by the HMA.
• Reed v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-09-22
  The court held that the forum-selection clause in the Ticket Contract, which designates the Southern District of Florida as the venue, governs the dispute, and therefore, the motion to dismiss based on an alternative forum-selection clause is denied.
• Citigroup Inc. v. Diaz-Alvarez
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-09-08
  The trial court properly applied Florida's forum non conveniens standards under the Kinney factors in evaluating whether to dismiss the action.
• Graham v. Virgil
  324 So. 3d 12· Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-09-01
  A trial court abuses its discretion by denying a motion to transfer venue based on forum non conveniens when the incident occurred in the proposed venue, all parties and witnesses are located there, and the statutory factors favor transfer.
• CVR Ref., LP v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2021-08-11
  The court denied the insurers' motion to dismiss or stay the action under the McWane doctrine, finding that the Texas action and the Delaware action were filed contemporaneously. Because the actions were contemporaneous, the court applied the traditional forum non conveniens fram
• Jane Blistline Anesthesia Servs., LLC v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• Functional Evaluation Testing of Fla., Inc. v. Progressive Select Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• Med. Ctr. Imaging, LLC v. LM Gen. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them to be an abuse of discretion.
• Live Young, PLLC v. Allstate Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• Accident Care Clinic, Inc. v. Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• Indep. Imaging, LLC v. Foremost Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them improper.
• FT. Myers MRI, LLC v. LM Gen. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidated multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• Path Med., LLC v. Usaa Cas. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidated multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of venue impropriety or forum non conveniens grounds.
• THE Med. Grp. of S. Fla., Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them to be an improper application of venue rules and forum non conveniens principles.
• THE Med. Grp. of S. Fla., Inc. v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidated multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them to be an improper exercise of discretion, consistent with prior rulings.
• Accident Care Clinic, Inc. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidated multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding they were improperly entered without a showing of necessity for venue transfer.
• Path Med., LLC v. Allstate Indem. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-28
  This case consolidated multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them to be an abuse of discretion, and remanded the cases for further proceedings.
• Total Health Assocs., LLC v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  A county court may not sua sponte transfer venue without a showing that the plaintiff's chosen venue is improper or that transfer is appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds.
• Pshs Alpha P'rs, Ltd v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  In consolidated appeals, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed multiple nonfinal trial court orders that sua sponte transferred venue without proper legal justification. The court held that these cases were controlled by the precedent in Advanced Diagnostic Group v. Ocean
• Advanced Diagnostic Grp. v. Gov't Emps. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
• Jupiter Outpatient Surgery Ctr., LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  This case consolidates several appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper grounds. The appellate court reversed these transfers, finding them controlled by a prior ruling.
• Cordis Corp. v. McNamara
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-07-14
  Cordis Corporation, a Florida medical device manufacturer, appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss a product liability suit on grounds of forum non conveniens. The plaintiffs, Iowa residents, sued Cordis for injuries allegedly caused by a defective IVC filter. Th
• Cordis Corp. v. Coelho
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-07-14
  Cordis Corporation appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds in a product liability suit brought by New Jersey resident Pamela Coelho. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's order, finding no abuse of discretio
• Tower Imaging, LLC v. Usaa Cas. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  A trial court may not sua sponte transfer an action for improper venue without a showing that plaintiff's chosen venue was improper or that transfer was appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds.
• Cordis Corp. v. Young
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-07-14
  Cordis Corporation appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens in a product liability suit brought by Stephen Young. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's decision, finding no abuse of discretion in denying the mo
• Cordis Corp. v. Convertino
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-07-14
  Cordis Corporation appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens in a product liability suit brought by a New Jersey resident as personal representative of a deceased New Jersey resident. The court affirmed the trial court's decision,
• Eagle Transp. Corp. of N.C. v. Roch-Hernandez
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  A trial court abuses its discretion in denying a motion to transfer venue when a vehicular accident occurs in a county other than the forum county, the material witnesses are located in the accident county, and the defendant's only connection to the forum county is a registered a
• Park Place Surgery Ctr., LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  This case involves consolidated appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them controlled by a prior similar ruling.
• Live Young, PLLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  This case involves consolidated appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them controlled by a prior ruling that similarly reversed venue transfers made without a showing of impropriety
• Pshs Alpha P'rs, Ltd v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  This case consolidated appeals from trial court orders that sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them controlled by a prior similar ruling.
• Advanced Diagnostic Grp. v. Geico Indem. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
• Cordis Corp. v. Williams
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-07-14
  Cordis Corporation, a Florida corporation, appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss a product liability suit on grounds of forum non conveniens. Nicole Williams, a Maryland resident, sued Cordis on behalf of herself and as representative of her deceased husband's
• Miami Surgical Ctr., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  329 So. 3d 163· Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-14
  This case consolidates several appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper grounds. The appellate court reversed these transfers, citing a prior similar ruling.
• Indep. Imaging, LLC v. Usaa Cas. Ins. Co.
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-07-07
  A court cannot sua sponte transfer venue for improper venue or on forum non conveniens grounds without a party's motion.
• Hna LH Od, LLC v. Local House Int'l, Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-07-02
  A motion to stay discovery pending resolution of a motion to dismiss is rarely appropriate unless the motion to dismiss will dispose of the entire case.
• GXP Cap., LLC
  Del.· 2021-05-20
  The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's decision to stay a case on forum non conveniens grounds. The Court held that a non-exclusive forum selection clause does not waive the right to object to venue in other jurisdictions. Furthermore, the Court found that the t
• Mathieu Lacaile v. Lesur
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-05-19
  An alternative forum need not be equivalent to the chosen forum to be adequate; Michigan is an adequate alternative forum capable of interpreting and applying Florida law regarding LLC member expulsion.
• Mindbasehq LLC v. Alphabet Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-05-12
  The court granted the motion to transfer venue, finding that the balance of private and public interest factors strongly favored transfer to the Northern District of California.
• Gregorian Int'l, Inc. v. Thormahlen
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2021-04-28
  Celestino Martinez, a Venezuelan citizen residing in Florida, appealed the dismissal of his complaint against Alejandro Enrique Delfino Thormahlen based on forum non conveniens without an evidentiary hearing. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded because the re