Minimum Contacts

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• Rann v. W.P. McINNIS, M.D.
  789 F.2d 374· 6th Cir.· 1986-04-25 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendants' contacts with Michigan were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• Damoth v. Reinitz
  485 So. 2d 881· Fla. 2d DCA· 1986-03-26 ·cited 10×
  Damoth sued nonresident Reinitz for fraud relating to negotiations to purchase Florida real property owned by Reinitz. The trial court quashed service of process for lack of jurisdiction. The appellate court reversed, holding that Florida's long-arm statute applies because the fr
• Unionmutual Stock Life Ins. Co. OF Am. v. Beneficial Life Ins. Co.
  774 F.2d 524· 1st Cir.· 1985-10-09 ·cited 10×
  The court held that an agreement to arbitrate in a specific forum implies consent to that forum's personal jurisdiction, and that an attempted rescission of the entire contract does not invalidate the arbitration clause under the severability doctrine.
• Gehling v. ST. George's Sch. OF Med., Ltd
  773 F.2d 539· 3d Cir.· 1985-09-27 ·cited 10×
  A foreign university's minimal contacts with a forum state, such as advertising and having students from the state, are insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction for claims arising from non-forum activities. However, a university official's travel to the forum state
• W.R. Edwards, Jr. v. Geosource, Inc.
  473 So. 2d 36· Fla. 1st DCA· 1985-07-30 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendants' actions did not establish sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to justify personal jurisdiction.
• Fid. & Cas. Co. OF NEW York v. Philadelphia Resins Corp.
  766 F.2d 440· 10th Cir.· 1985-07-02 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant manufacturer's contacts with Utah were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction, as the product entered the forum state through fortuitous events rather than purposeful availment of the Utah market.
• Paccar Int'l, Inc. v. Commercial Bank OF Kuwait
  757 F.2d 1058· 9th Cir.· 1985-04-12 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) because CBK's contacts with California were insufficient to satisfy due process requirements.
• Glater v. ELI Lilly & Co.
  744 F.2d 213· 1st Cir.· 1984-07-12 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant's contacts with New Hampshire were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction for a cause of action that did not arise from those contacts.
• Britton v. The Howard Sav. Bank
  727 F.2d 315· 3d Cir.· 1984-02-09 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the denial of a motion to lift a stay to permit attachment of property is an appealable collateral order, and that the district court erred in denying the writ of attachment.
• Nat'l Grange Mut. Ins. Co. v. Fondren
  433 So. 2d 1276· Fla. 4th DCA· 1983-06-29 ·cited 10×
  National Grange Mutual Insurance Company, a New Hampshire insurer, appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a suit arising from an automobile accident in Florida. The court held that Florida's long-arm statute applies because
• Pearrow v. Nat'l Life & Accident Ins. Co.
  703 F.2d 1067· 8th Cir.· 1983-04-12 ·cited 10×
  The court held that personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation requires the cause of action to arise from the corporation's transaction of business within the forum state, even if minimum contacts exist.
• Myers v. John Deere Ltd.
  683 F.2d 270· 8th Cir.· 1982-07-23 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the district court had personal jurisdiction over JDL and that JDL waived its statute of limitations defense.
• Klein v. Mega Trading
  416 So. 2d 866· Fla. 3d DCA· 1982-07-13 ·cited 10×
  Florida appellate court reversed the denial of a motion to quash service, holding that a non-resident's mere investment as a limited partner in a Florida limited partnership does not establish sufficient minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction under due process.
• Placid Invs., Ltd. v. Girard Tr. Bank
  662 F.2d 1176· 5th Cir.· 1981-12-07 ·cited 10×
  A plaintiff's cause of action must arise out of a defendant's minimum contacts with Texas for the Texas long-arm statute to confer personal jurisdiction.
• Attwell v. LaSALLE Nat'l Bank
  607 F.2d 1157· 5th Cir.· 1979-12-07 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the case for lack of personal jurisdiction because the defendants lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Georgia.
• Fisher v. Premiere Realty Co., Inc.
  298 So. 2d 447· Fla. 1st DCA· 1974-07-16 ·cited 10×
  Fisher and two co-shareholders were served with process in Louisiana under that state's long-arm statute regarding a lease dispute. The court held that the shareholders had sufficient minimum contacts with Louisiana through their personal guarantees of a corporation's lease to be
• LEE v. Walworth Valve Co.
  482 F.2d 297· 4th Cir.· 1973-08-02 ·cited 10×
  A foreign corporation's substantial and regular contacts with a forum state, even if the cause of action did not arise there, are sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction when the plaintiff resides in the forum state and the state has an interest in the controversy.
• Owen OF Ga., Inc. v. Blitman
  462 F.2d 603· 5th Cir.· 1972-07-14 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish minimum contacts with Georgia necessary for in personam jurisdiction over the non-resident defendants.
• Eder Instrument Co., Inc. v. Allen
  253 So. 2d 902· Fla. 3d DCA· 1971-10-26 ·cited 10×
  Eder Instrument Co., an Illinois corporation, appealed an order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in a products liability suit arising from an allegedly defective gastroscope sold to a Florida hospital. The court affirmed, holding that the defendant was subje
• Flying Saucers, Inc. v. Shearn Moody, Jr.
  421 F.2d 884· 5th Cir.· 1970-01-27 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant's actions in Florida, including sending agents to inspect and repair a vessel and arranging for title transfer, constituted 'doing business' under the state's Long-Arm Statute, subjecting him to service of process.
• Lindley v. ST. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.
  407 F.2d 639· 7th Cir.· 1968-12-30 ·cited 10×·via Minimum Contacts Doctrine
  The court held that the Railroad's activities in Illinois, consisting solely of soliciting business, were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under Illinois law, even if those activities were continuous and systematic.
• Hubsch Mfg. Co. v. Freeway Washer & Stamping Co.
  205 So. 2d 337· Fla. 1st DCA· 1967-11-09 ·cited 10×
  Hubsch Manufacturing appealed a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction over Freeway Washer & Stamping Company. The court reversed, holding that Freeway's extensive business activities in Florida, including sales of hardware to Hubsch's Florida plant, established sufficient contacts t
• Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co., Inc. v. Arthur W. Schmid Int'l, Inc.
  371 F.2d 208· 7th Cir.· 1966-11-30 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant's activities in Indiana were sufficient to establish minimum contacts for valid service of process under the state's long-arm statute, and that the defendant breached its contract by failing to deliver an operable machine within the agreed timefr
• McKEE v. Brunswick Corp. & Flagship Boats, Inc.
  354 F.2d 577· 7th Cir.· 1965-12-14 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in finding Mallory and Brunswick negligent and liable for installing a defective coil, and that Bond breached its implied warranty of fitness to the owner. The court also held that the warranty extended to passengers, reversing the
• Sanders Assocs., Inc. v. The Galion Iron Works & Mfg. Co.
  304 F.2d 915· 1st Cir.· 1962-07-18 ·cited 10×
  A foreign corporation's extensive control over its exclusive distributor's business operations in a state, including pricing, inventory, advertising, and post-sale service, establishes sufficient minimum contacts to subject the corporation to jurisdiction in that state's courts,
• Davis v. ST. Paul-Mercury Indem. Co.
  294 F.2d 641· 4th Cir.· 1961-08-28 ·cited 10×
  A state court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident owner of a vehicle involved in an accident within the state, even if the owner was not physically present, provided the owner had sufficient minimum contacts and the exercise of jurisdiction is fair and reasonabl
• Robbins v. Benjamin Air Rifle Co.
  209 F.2d 173· 5th Cir.· 1954-01-06 ·cited 10×
  A foreign corporation is not subject to service of process in Texas merely by soliciting orders through a manufacturer's representative, followed by shipment of goods into the state, without more substantial local activities.
• Clover Leaf Freight Lines, Inc. v. Pac. Coast Wholesalers Ass'n
  166 F.2d 626· 7th Cir.· 1948-01-14 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the defendant corporation was 'doing business' in Illinois, establishing sufficient minimum contacts for jurisdiction, and that its failure to timely assert a venue objection constituted a waiver of that privilege.
• Abdo v. Khalil Abdo
  263 So. 3d 141· Fla. 2d DCA· 2018-12-21 ·cited 9×
  The second amended complaint failed to allege sufficient jurisdictional facts to establish Florida's personal jurisdiction over SMLL and SMIL under section 48.193 or the alter ego theory of long-arm jurisdiction. The complaint did not adequately plead that SMLL and SMIL committed
• S. Wall Prods., Inc. v. Bolin
  251 So. 3d 935· Fla. 4th DCA· 2018-07-25 ·cited 9×
  A manufacturer lacks minimum contacts with a forum state to support specific personal jurisdiction when it had no offices, employees, or sales in that state at the time of the alleged injury, and the defendant's current business activities decades later cannot be aggregated with
• Corporate Creations Enters. LLC v. Brian R. Fons Attorney AT LAW P.C. & Brian R. Fons
  225 So. 3d 296· Fla. 4th DCA· 2017-06-21 ·cited 9×
  Corporate Creations sued former business partners for breach of contract in Florida state court. The defendants, Illinois residents, moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court reversed the dismissal, holding that a contractual forum selection clause and choice
• Moro Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Int'l Aviation Mktg., Inc.
  206 So. 3d 814· Fla. 2d DCA· 2016-12-14 ·cited 9×
  Moro Aircraft Leasing, an Alaska corporation, appealed a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a breach of contract action brought by International Aviation Marketing, a Florida-based aircraft broker. The appellate court reversed, hold
• Chris Taylor, M.D. v. Gutierrez
  129 So. 3d 415· Fla. 3d DCA· 2013-12-04 ·cited 9×
  Dr. Chris Taylor, a British shipboard physician, appeals the trial court's finding of general jurisdiction over him in Florida despite his minimal contacts with the state. The Third District Court of Appeal reverses, holding that Taylor's employment agreements, attendance at indu
• Henderson v. Elias
  56 So. 3d 86· Fla. 4th DCA· 2011-03-02 ·cited 9×
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over Stardale LLC in a Florida probate proceeding, holding that the estate's amended petition contained insufficient jurisdictional allegations to bring th
• Kountze v. Kountze
  20 So. 3d 428· Fla. 2d DCA· 2009-10-16 ·cited 9×
  Elizabeth Kountze and Charles Denman Kountze appealed a trial court order finding jurisdiction over them and requiring maintenance of the status quo of trust assets claimed by the estate's personal representative. The appellate court reversed and remanded because the trial court
• VOS v. Payen
  15 So. 3d 734· Fla. 3d DCA· 2009-07-15 ·cited 9×
  A foreign corporation's de minimis business contacts with Florida, unrelated to the cause of action, are insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction.
• Anne Marie Balboa v. Assante
  958 So. 2d 573· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-06-20 ·cited 9×
  The trial court erred in denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction without holding a limited evidentiary hearing when the parties' affidavits conflicted on whether an oral contract was formed in Florida.
• Instrumentacion v. Philips Elecs. N. Am. Corp.
  951 So. 2d 1001· Fla. 3d DCA· 2007-03-21 ·cited 9×
  The court held that conflicting affidavits regarding a foreign company's contacts with Florida require an evidentiary hearing to determine personal jurisdiction.
• Westwind Limousine, Inc. v. Shorter
  932 So. 2d 571· Fla. 5th DCA· 2006-06-30 ·cited 9×
  Westwind Limousine, an Ohio corporation, appeals a trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a wrongful death suit filed by Florida residents whose daughter was killed in a defective limousine Westwind sold to a Florida corporation. The Fi
• Ernie Passeos, Inc. v. Kevin O'Halloran for Keller Fin. Servs. of Fla., Inc.
  855 So. 2d 106· Fla. 2d DCA· 2003-07-09 ·cited 9×
  Ernie Passeos, Inc., an Ohio Harley Davidson dealer, appeals a jurisdictional order finding Florida courts had personal jurisdiction over it in a conversion action filed by Keller Financial Services regarding motorcycles purchased from a now-defunct Florida dealer. The court reve
• Wetzel v. Fisherman's Wharf OF Pompano Beach, Inc.
  771 So. 2d 1195· Fla. 4th DCA· 2000-10-18 ·cited 9×
  Beth Wetzel appealed the dismissal of her wrongful death suit against two foreign fireworks companies. The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal as to China National Fireworks but reversed as to Kwongyuen Hangkee Company, finding that Kwongyuen's substant
• Execu-Tech Bus. Sys., Inc. v. NEW OJI Paper Co. Ltd.
  708 So. 2d 599· Fla. 4th DCA· 1998-01-21 ·cited 9×
• Wartski v. Sencer
  615 So. 2d 794· Fla. 5th DCA· 1993-03-12 ·cited 9×
  Wartski appeals from orders denying his motions to dismiss debt collection complaints filed by the Sencers. The appellate court reverses, holding that the Sencers failed to meet their burden of establishing sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to support personal jurisdiction
• Hatcher v. Florita A. Hatcher
  598 So. 2d 214· Fla. 2d DCA· 1992-05-06 ·cited 9×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's denial of a defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a breach of contract case. An Alaska resident was sued in Florida for allegedly failing to endorse an insurance check, but the court foun
• Mellon Bank (east) PSFS v. Farino
  960 F.2d 1217· 3d Cir.· 1992-04-07 ·cited 9×
  The court held that the defendants had sufficient minimum contacts with Pennsylvania to establish personal jurisdiction, as they purposefully availed themselves of the privilege of conducting business there by entering into loan and guaranty agreements with a Pennsylvania bank an
• Green v. USF & G Corp.
  772 F. Supp. 1258· S.D. Fla.· 1991-07-23 ·cited 9×
  The court held that the defendants' telephone calls to Florida did not establish sufficient minimum contacts to satisfy due process, and therefore personal jurisdiction could not be exercised.
• Core Indus., Inc. v. Nereo F. Agostinelli
  591 So. 2d 207· Fla. 4th DCA· 1991-05-08 ·cited 9×
  Core Industries and Cherokee International appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that the amended complaint contained sufficient long-arm jurisdictional allegations and
• Bullion v. Larrian Gillespie, M.D.
  895 F.2d 213· 5th Cir.· 1990-02-28 ·cited 9×
  The court held that the plaintiff established a prima facie case for personal jurisdiction, requiring reversal of the dismissal for want of jurisdiction.
• Mich. Nat'l Bank v. Quality Dinette, Inc.
  888 F.2d 462· 6th Cir.· 1989-11-01 ·cited 9×
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the case for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that the appellees' contacts with Michigan were sufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction.
• Hugel v. McNELL
  886 F.2d 1· 1st Cir.· 1989-09-21 ·cited 9×
  The court held that the district court properly asserted personal jurisdiction over the McNeils and that service of process was constitutionally sufficient, thus affirming the denial of their motion for relief from the default judgment.