Minimum Contacts

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• Laser Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. C.E.S. Indus., Inc.
  573 So. 2d 1081· Fla. 4th DCA· 1991-02-13 ·cited 11×
  The court held that a plaintiff's complaint, supported by exhibits showing a contract and non-payment, sufficiently alleges personal jurisdiction over a corporate defendant under Florida's Long-Arm Statute when the defendant's motion to dismiss is unaccompanied by affidavits. How
• Seymour Sher v. Johnson
  911 F.2d 1357· 9th Cir.· 1990-08-17 ·cited 11×
  The court held that a law partnership that accepted a deed of trust on California real estate to secure payment for legal services rendered in Florida had sufficient minimum contacts with California to establish personal jurisdiction over the partnership, but not over the individ
• Nordmark Presentations, Inc. v. Harman
  557 So. 2d 649· Fla. 2d DCA· 1990-02-28 ·cited 11×
  Three companies challenged a trial court's dismissal and quashing of service on a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction in a breach of employment contract and noncompete case. The appellate court reversed, holding that the complaint's factual allegations were sufficient und
• The Ecclesiastical Order OF THE ISM OF AM, Inc. v. Chasin
  845 F.2d 113· 6th Cir.· 1988-04-18 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the district court properly dismissed the action because the suit was barred by sovereign immunity when brought against defendants in their official capacities, and the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants in their individual capacities due t
• Groome v. Feyh
  651 F. Supp. 249· S.D. Fla.· 1986-12-30 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the defendants' contacts with Florida were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute and federal due process requirements.
• Norwest Bank Minneapolis, N.A. v. Am. Centennial Ins. Co.
  493 So. 2d 101· Fla. 4th DCA· 1986-09-10 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish jurisdiction over the defendant banks under Florida's long-arm statute by not providing sufficient sworn proof to contest the banks' affidavits denying Florida contacts.
• Orthmann v. Apple River Campground, Inc.
  765 F.2d 119· 8th Cir.· 1985-06-17 ·cited 11×
  The court dismissed the appeal with prejudice, declining to rule on personal jurisdiction in Minnesota.
• DeMARCO v. Cayman Overseas Reinsurance Ass'n, Ltd.
  460 So. 2d 547· Fla. 1st DCA· 1984-12-13 ·cited 11×
  DeMarco, a former Florida resident and president of a Cayman Islands corporation, signed a guarantee in Florida for his company's reinsurance obligations. After moving away, he was served by substituted service under Florida's long-arm statute in a breach of guarantee suit. The c
• Neizil v. Williams
  543 F. Supp. 899· M.D. Fla.· 1982-07-16 ·cited 11×
  The court held that it had personal jurisdiction over defendant Bonham Brothers and that venue was proper in the Florida district, denying motions to dismiss and transfer.
• Martin Blumenthal Assocs., Inc. v. Dinsmore
  289 So. 2d 481· Fla. 3d DCA· 1974-01-15 ·cited 11×
  The court held that a single sale of corporate stock by non-residents to a Florida purchaser through a local broker constitutes engaging in a business venture in Florida, subjecting the non-residents to substituted service under the long-arm statute.
• King & Hatch, Inc. v. S. Pipe & Supply Co., Inc.
  435 F.2d 43· 5th Cir.· 1970-12-10 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the defendant corporation had sufficient minimum contacts with Alabama to be subject to service of process under the state's long-arm statute, consistent with federal due process.
• Moore v. Cecil
  109 F.4th 1352· 11th Cir.· 2024-07-31 ·cited 10×
  The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal, holding that it lacked personal jurisdiction over defamation claims based on tweets and that the plaintiff failed to state claims for defamation regarding a press release and digital ad due to insufficient pleading of
• B. Little & Co., Inc. v. Choi WAI Printing (hong Kong) Ltd.
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2023-05-31 ·cited 10×
  A defendant waives its right to challenge personal jurisdiction by seeking affirmative relief, such as a motion to compel arbitration, prior to raising the jurisdictional objection. However, a trial court abuses its discretion in denying a forum non conveniens motion when the Kin
• LaFreniere v. Craig-Myers
  264 So. 3d 232· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-12-28 ·cited 10×
  The corporate shield doctrine bars personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporate officer acting in a corporate capacity unless the complaint alleges either: (1) an intentional tort committed in Florida or expressly aimed at Florida with clear factual allegations of the offic
• Aegis Def. Servs., LLC v. Laurence Gilbert
  222 So. 3d 656· Fla. 5th DCA· 2017-07-28 ·cited 10×
  Aegis Defense Services appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a suit brought by former employee Laurence Gilbert in Florida state court. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that Gilbert failed to establish either specifi
• Packaging & Distrib. Res., LLC. v. Duke Realty Ltd.
  194 So. 3d 509· Fla. 4th DCA· 2016-06-08 ·cited 10×
  Appellants, nonresident limited liability companies that guaranteed a commercial tenant's lease obligations, challenged a trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded because conflicti
• Teva Pharm. Indus. v. Ruiz
  181 So. 3d 513· Fla. 2d DCA· 2015-10-16 ·cited 10×
  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries appealed an order denying its motion to dismiss a product liability suit for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing, finding that conflicting evidence existed regarding whether the Israeli parent co
• Hamilton v. Hamilton
  142 So. 3d 969· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-07-23 ·cited 10×
  A stepson appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and an order granting a temporary injunction in a dispute with his stepmother over a stock purchase agreement. The court held that while the parties' agreement included a Florida choice-of-law
• Edwards v. Airline Support Grp., Inc.
  138 So. 3d 1209· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-05-28 ·cited 10×
  Edwards, a non-resident, appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act claim. The court reversed, holding that fraudulent transfers are not 'tortious acts' under Florida's long-arm statute and that the complain
• Marina Dodge, Inc. v. Quinn
  134 So. 3d 1103· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-02-05 ·cited 10×
  New York auto dealers Marina Dodge and Webster Auto Brokers appealed the trial court's denial of their motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a personal injury suit filed by a former customer in Florida. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that
• Russo v. Fink
  87 So. 3d 815· Fla. 4th DCA· 2012-05-09 ·cited 10×
  Ellen Russo, a Florida resident, appealed the dismissal of her lawsuit against Leonard and Marilyn Fink, Nevada residents, for conversion, civil theft, breach of fiduciary duty, and conspiracy relating to funds withdrawn from a Florida joint bank account. The court affirmed the d
• E & H Cruises, Ltd. v. Baker
  88 So. 3d 291· Fla. 3d DCA· 2012-04-18 ·cited 10×
  E & H Cruises, a Cayman Islands corporation operating mock pirate ship excursions, appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a negligence suit brought by a cruise passenger injured during a shore excursion. The appellate court
• Bernardele v. Bonorino
  608 F. Supp. 2d 1313· S.D. Fla.· 2009-03-30 ·cited 10×
  The court granted motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendants Bonorino, McPartlin, and MG, but permitted jurisdictional discovery regarding LSFL due to disputed facts.
• Am. Express Ins. Servs. Europe Ltd. v. Duvall
  972 So. 2d 1035· Fla. 3d DCA· 2008-01-16 ·cited 10×
  American Express Insurance Services Europe Limited (AEISEL), a UK-based insurance intermediary, appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a case arising from a traveler's insurance policy issued in the UK. The Florida Third District Court o
• Garris v. Thomasville-Thomas Cnty. Humane Soc'y, Inc.
  941 So. 2d 540· Fla. 1st DCA· 2006-11-15 ·cited 10×
  Catherine Garris appeals the dismissal of her claims against the Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Florida Court of Appeal reverses, holding that the Humane Society's continuous and systematic contacts with Florida—including monthly t
• Banco Cont'l, S.A. v. Transcom Bank (Barbados), Ltd.
  922 So. 2d 395· Fla. 3d DCA· 2006-03-08 ·cited 10×
  A foreign bank's maintenance of a correspondent banking relationship in Florida, without more, is insufficient to establish minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction. Furthermore, a subsidiary's separate business operations and passive investments do not create an agency relatio
• Consol. Energy Inc. v. Strumor
  920 So. 2d 829· Fla. 4th DCA· 2006-02-22 ·cited 10×
  Consolidated Energy appealed a trial court's dismissal of its action against Strumor and Apache for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fourth District affirmed, holding that neither the defendants' Florida Bar membership, phone communications with Florida parties, alleged breach
• Banco Inversion, S.A. v. Celtic Fin. Corp., S.A.
  907 So. 2d 704· Fla. 4th DCA· 2005-08-03 ·cited 10×
  Banco Inversion appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue in a breach of contract and fraud case brought by Celtic Finance Corporation in Florida. The Fourth District affirmed, holding that Florida courts have personal jurisd
• Doren M. Ganiko v. Willa C. Ganiko
  826 So. 2d 391· Fla. 1st DCA· 2002-07-23 ·cited 10×
  A Florida appellate court reversed the denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over a non-resident Texas defendant who allegedly borrowed money from a Florida resident and agreed to repay it in Florida. The court held that the circuit court erred by failin
• Marvin I. Horowitz & Horowitz & Gudeman, P.C. v. Edward Laske & Ruth E. Laske
  751 So. 2d 82· Fla. 5th DCA· 1999-12-17 ·cited 10×
  A Michigan attorney and law firm challenged Florida's jurisdiction over a third-party complaint alleging they negligently advised a Canadian corporation regarding securities sales to Florida residents. The court held that the defendants' limited contacts with Florida—consisting o
• Marline Gibbons v. Brown
  716 So. 2d 868· Fla. 1st DCA· 1998-09-09 ·cited 10×
  A Texas resident defendant challenged jurisdiction in a negligence lawsuit filed by a Florida resident arising from a motor vehicle accident in Canada. The court reversed the trial court's denial of the motion to quash service of process, holding that the defendant's prior 1995 l
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Kavlin
  978 F. Supp. 1078· S.D. Fla.· 1997-09-09 ·cited 10×
  The court partially granted and denied motions to dismiss, retaining jurisdiction but dismissing some Bolivian law claims and deferring a personal jurisdiction ruling.
• Garrett v. Garrett
  652 So. 2d 378· Fla. 1st DCA· 1994-12-01 ·cited 10×
  Prior residence in Florida does not confer personal jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(e), Florida Statutes, for dissolution proceedings unless the residency has sufficient temporal and substantive proximity or connection to the cause of action evaluated under the totality of c
• Chatham Steel Corp. v. Brown
  858 F. Supp. 1130· N.D. Fla.· 1994-07-19 ·cited 10×
  Defendants who sold spent batteries to a recycler "arranged for" the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances under CERCLA § 107(a)(3), regardless of their intent or knowledge of the recycler's methods, because the batteries had value only as a source of lead and were thus c
• Alan Richard Textiles, Ltd. v. Vertilux, Inc.
  627 So. 2d 529· Fla. 3d DCA· 1993-11-02 ·cited 10×
  Alan Richard Textiles, a New York corporation, appealed a trial court order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a dispute with Florida-based Vertilux over unpaid goods. The appellate court reversed, holding that ordering goods from a Florida seller
• Foster v. Hansard
  611 So. 2d 581· Fla. 1st DCA· 1992-12-31 ·cited 10×
  Foster Pepper & Shefelman, a Seattle-based law firm, appealed an order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a securities fraud case brought by Florida residents. The court held that preparing part of a private placement memorandum used in Florida, wi
• In re the Est. OF Harold Vernon. Barry J. Bendes v. George H. Bailey ad litem of the Estate of Harold Vernon
  609 So. 2d 128· Fla. 4th DCA· 1992-11-25 ·cited 10×
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresident partners of a New York law firm in a professional malpractice action brought by a Florida estate. The court held that nonresident partners conducting business through
• Kelly v. State
  597 So. 2d 900· Fla. 3d DCA· 1992-04-21 ·cited 10×
  Nonresident partners of a national accounting firm were sued in Florida for negligence in preparing financial statements. The court affirmed that Florida courts had personal jurisdiction over the nonresident partners under the long-arm statute and due process, as they conducted b
• Jones v. Petty-Ray Geophysical
  954 F.2d 1061· 5th Cir.· 1992-02-28 ·cited 10×
  The court affirmed the dismissal of claims against the Total entities for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that they did not purposefully avail themselves of the privilege of conducting activities in Texas.
• United Rope Distribs. v. Seatriumph Marine Corp.
  930 F.2d 532· 7th Cir.· 1991-04-12 ·cited 10×
  A federal court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a defendant based on national contacts in a federal question case, even if the defendant lacks sufficient contacts with the specific state where the court sits, provided a federal statute or rule authorizes such jurisdiction
• Heritage House Rests., Inc. v. Cont'l Funding Grp., Inc.
  906 F.2d 276· 7th Cir.· 1990-07-02 ·cited 10×
  The court held that Continental Funding Group had sufficient minimum contacts with Illinois to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute, as its solicitation and maintenance of an ongoing business relationship with an Illinois corporation constituted tran
• Int'l Hous. Ltd. v. Rafidain Bank Iraq
  893 F.2d 8· 2d Cir.· 1989-12-22 ·cited 10×
  The court held that a direct transfer of funds into a U.S. bank account by a foreign entity constitutes a "direct effect in the United States" sufficient to establish subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
• Cycles, Ltd. v. W.J. Digby, Inc.
  889 F.2d 612· 5th Cir.· 1989-12-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendants were not lawfully amenable to process under Mississippi's long-arm statute because they did not have sufficient minimum contacts with the state, thus vacating the judgment and attorney fees award.
• Wines v. Lake Havasu Boat Mfg., Inc.
  846 F.2d 40· 8th Cir.· 1988-05-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant manufacturer's limited advertising in a national publication, without other contacts, did not establish sufficient minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction in Minnesota.
• Watlow Elec. Mfg. Co. v. Patch Rubber Co.
  838 F.2d 999· 8th Cir.· 1988-02-11 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant's actions, including shipping materials into Missouri for incorporation into products and a representative's visit, constituted transacting business in Missouri and established minimum contacts, allowing for personal jurisdiction.
• In re Sealed Case
  832 F.2d 1268· D.C. Cir.· 1987-11-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the Independent Counsel must establish personal jurisdiction over the foreign companies before compelling their custodian to produce records, and that the custodian may invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege if the act of production has testimonial implications
• Baggett v. Walsh
  510 So. 2d 1099· Fla. 1st DCA· 1987-08-04 ·cited 10×
  A Georgia father appeals a Florida trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss his ex-wife's petition to modify child support, holding that he waived his jurisdictional defense by filing a motion to enforce visitation rights. The appellate court reversed, holding that the f
• John Walker & Sons, Ltd. v. DeMERT & Dougherty, Inc.
  821 F.2d 399· 7th Cir.· 1987-06-04 ·cited 10×
  The court held that personal jurisdiction was proper over Collection 2000 and Joseph Blasser under Illinois' long-arm statute, and that venue was proper in the Northern District of Illinois, but affirmed the dismissal of Eduardo Blasser and Blasser Brothers for lack of jurisdicti
• Turnock v. Cope
  816 F.2d 332· 7th Cir.· 1987-04-10 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the case for lack of personal jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case under the Illinois long-arm statute.
• Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  790 F.2d 567· 7th Cir.· 1986-05-02 ·cited 10×
  A shareholder derivative action requires the alleged wrongdoers (directors) to be subject to personal jurisdiction, and mere adverse effects on a corporation within a state are insufficient to establish jurisdiction over out-of-state directors.