Minimum Contacts Doctrine

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• Crocker v. The Hilton Int'l Barbados, Ltd.
  976 F.2d 797· 1st Cir.· 1992-10-08
  The court held that a hotel's solicitation of business in Massachusetts, without more, is insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction for a cause of action arising from an assault that occurred entirely outside of Massachusetts.
• Ocepek v. Corporate Transp., Inc.
  950 F.2d 556· 8th Cir.· 1991-12-02
  A motor carrier's designation of an agent for service of process under 49 U.S.C. § 10330(b) must be unrestricted; a limited designation is invalid and does not prevent personal jurisdiction.
• Associated Aircraft Mfg. & Sales, Inc. v. Flight Connector Corp.
  452 So. 2d 1036· Fla. 4th DCA· 1984-07-05
  Associated Aircraft Manufacturing appealed a circuit court order dismissing its complaint against Flight Connector Corp. for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed, finding that the defendant's shipping of goods to Florida and negotiation of t
• Martin v. Steubner
  652 F.2d 652· 6th Cir.· 1981-06-25
  The court held that sufficient contacts existed with Ohio to require registration of the securities transaction under the Ohio Blue Sky Law without violating constitutional due process or commerce clause rights.
• Cont'l W. Life Ins. Co. v. Platt
  362 So. 2d 705· Fla. 3d DCA· 1978-09-26
  Continental Western Life Insurance Company appealed a summary judgment denying enforcement of an Iowa judgment against David Platt in Florida. The trial court had ruled that the Iowa court lacked jurisdiction over Platt because he lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Iowa. The
• Realty Growth Invs. v. Gruman
  47 Fla. Supp. 203· Hillsborough Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1978-05-09
  Realty Growth Investors sought to enforce a Maryland judgment against the Grumans as guarantors of a corporate debt. The court held that the Maryland court had personal jurisdiction over the defendants based on minimum contacts and proper service of process, and therefore granted
• Chinetti Garthwaite Imports, Inc. v. Sadkin
  358 So. 2d 90· Fla. 3d DCA· 1978-04-25
  Chinetti Garthwaite Imports, a Delaware corporation and authorized Ferrari distributor, appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss in a warranty breach action brought by a Ferrari purchaser. The court affirmed the denial, finding that Chinetti had sufficient contacts with Flori
• The Heritage Corp. OF S. Fla. v. Apt. Invs., Inc.
  285 So. 2d 629· Fla. 3d DCA· 1973-11-06
  Heritage Corporation appealed an interlocutory order dismissing a lawsuit against a Kansas corporation and individual for lack of jurisdiction. The appellate court reversed, holding that service of process on the corporation's president and co-partner, who resided in Florida, was
• Hadley Pullen for the Ests. of Winifield Pullen & Katharine Pullen v. Darrold Hughes
  481 F.2d 602· 10th Cir.· 1973-06-22
  The court held that the use of a single tire in Wyoming does not constitute 'substantial revenue' or 'regular business' sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• Strickland v. Seaboard Coast Line R. R.
  35 Fla. Supp. 170· Duval Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1971-05-25
  In this negligence action involving railroad carriers, the Duval County Circuit Court upheld summary judgments for Norfolk & Western Railway and Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, finding that carriers who inspect sealed freight cars externally have no duty to break the seal a
• Desert Palace, Inc. v. Salisbury
  401 F.2d 319· 7th Cir.· 1968-10-07
  The court held that a defendant's single phone call and letter to an Illinois corporation from out-of-state, concerning a contract executed elsewhere for property in another state, do not constitute the "transaction of any business" within Illinois sufficient to establish persona
• Dickinson v. Gracy
  210 So. 2d 270· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-05-07
  Thomas Dickinson appealed the quashing of service of process against Public Finance Service, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation operating Hunt Loan Company subsidiaries in Florida. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the corporation's extensive business operat
• O'Connell v. Loach
  203 So. 2d 350· Fla. 2d DCA· 1967-10-27
  Florida appellate court upheld a trial court's denial of defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over nonresident real estate investors. The court found that out-of-state defendants who engaged in multiple real estate transactions in Florida were subject t
• Marotta v. Pittsburgh
  27 Fla. Supp. 125· Broward Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1966-07-05
  A Florida court reversed a small claims court's refusal to enforce a New York judgment against a defendant who had moved to Florida. The court held that New York had personal jurisdiction over the defendant based on his retention of a dentist's professional services in New York,
• Harris v. Bean
  182 So. 2d 464· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-01-25
  The court held that the defendant had sufficient contacts with Florida transactions to be considered "engaged in a business venture" for jurisdictional purposes.
• Schmikler v. Petersime Incubator Co.
  177 F.2d 983· 1st Cir.· 1949-11-15
  A foreign corporation's systematic and continuous business activities within a state, beyond mere solicitation, can subject it to personal jurisdiction in that state's courts, even if it lacks a physical presence.