Minimum Contacts

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• Scovill Mfg. Co. v. Dateline Elec. Co., Ltd.
  461 F.2d 897· 7th Cir.· 1972-04-12 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the defendant's contacts with Illinois, including attending trade shows to solicit business and negotiate contracts, constituted "transacting business" under the state's long-arm statute, establishing personal jurisdiction.
• Seymour Lustig and Leona Benioff v. Feinberg
  257 So. 2d 299· Fla. 1st DCA· 1972-02-03 ·cited 6×
  Lustig and Benioff appealed the dismissal of defendants Feinberg and Seigel from their suit in Florida, challenging the trial court's finding that service of process was insufficient. The court held that the defendants had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida through a joint
• Sumners v. Cont'l Copper & Steel Indus., Inc.
  445 F.2d 141· 10th Cir.· 1971-07-12 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the defendant corporation had sufficient business contacts within Oklahoma to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• The Kroger Co. v. Dornbos
  408 F.2d 813· 6th Cir.· 1969-03-25 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the Tennessee long-arm statute, T.C.A. § 20-235(b), confers jurisdiction over non-residents for tortious acts committed outside the state if the resulting injury occurs within Tennessee. The court also found an agency relationship sufficient for minimum contac
• Simpkins v. Council Mfg. Corp.
  332 F.2d 733· 8th Cir.· 1964-06-10 ·cited 6×
  A foreign corporation's activities in Missouri did not constitute 'doing business' sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction, as Missouri law requires more than minimum federal due process standards.
• Wen Hsu v. Sariah Atassi
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-03-25 ·cited 5×
  The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court's decision, finding that the appellants were subject to specific jurisdiction in Florida. The court applied Florida's long-arm statute and due process requirements, concluding that the appellants' alleged actions created s
• AVR Grp. LLC v. Alebrije Ent. LLC
  2005 WL 2416824· S.D. Fla.· 2024-07-18 ·cited 5×
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the Cole Defendants because the plaintiffs failed to establish either specific or general jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute.
• Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. v. Ghilotti
  255 So. 3d 423· Fla. 3d DCA· 2018-08-29 ·cited 5×
  The Florida Third District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, holding that an insurance broker with its principal place of business in California lacked sufficient contacts with Florida to be subject to jurisd
• Dickinson Wright, PLLC v. Third Reef Holdings, LLC
  244 So. 3d 303· Fla. 4th DCA· 2018-04-18 ·cited 5×
  When a defendant's affidavit refutes a plaintiff's jurisdictional allegations, shifting the burden of proof to the plaintiff, the trial court must conduct a limited evidentiary hearing if the parties' evidence cannot be harmonized rather than ruling on conflicting affidavits base
• Erie Ins. Exch. v. Larose
  202 So. 3d 148· Fla. 2d DCA· 2016-10-19 ·cited 5×
  Erie Insurance Exchange, a Pennsylvania insurer, appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Larose, a Florida resident who was a permissive driver of an insured vehicle. The court held that while the plaintiff established statutory long-arm jurisdiction under
• Magwitch, LLC v. Pusser's W. Indies Ltd.
  200 So. 3d 216· Fla. 2d DCA· 2016-09-07 ·cited 5×
  Magwitch LLC appealed the dismissal of its collection action against Pusser's West Indies Limited (PWI) for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court affirmed, holding that PWI's minimal business contacts with Florida (1.3% of total revenue from internet sales through a fulfillmen
• Dyck-O'Neal, Inc. v. Rojas
  197 So. 3d 1200· Fla. 5th DCA· 2016-07-15 ·cited 5×
  Dyck-O'Neal appealed a trial court's dismissal of its deficiency judgment action against a California resident who purchased Florida real property, claiming lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that Florida courts have personal juris
• Olson v. Robbie
  141 So. 3d 636· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-06-18 ·cited 5×
  Olson, a Minnesota resident and director of a Florida corporation, was sued by the Robbies for breach of a shareholder agreement requiring information sharing. The court reversed the trial court's denial of Olson's motion to dismiss, holding that Florida courts lacked personal ju
• Pathman v. Grey Flannel Auctions, Inc.
  741 F. Supp. 2d 1318· S.D. Fla.· 2010-10-01 ·cited 5×
  The court held that defendants had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute and the Due Process Clause.
• Rensin v. State
  18 So. 3d 572· Fla. 1st DCA· 2009-04-03 ·cited 5×
  Joseph Rensin, CEO of BlueHippo Funding, appealed an order denying his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a suit by Florida's Attorney General alleging violations of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The court reversed, holding that Rensin's
• Gregory v. EBF & Assocs., L.P.
  595 F. Supp. 2d 1334· S.D. Fla.· 2009-01-27 ·cited 5×
  The court held that conclusory allegations of corporate affiliation and control, especially when contradicted by a defendant's affidavit, are insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute.
• Island Sea-Faris, Ltd. v. Haughey
  13 So. 3d 1076· Fla. 3d DCA· 2008-12-24 ·cited 5×
  Island Sea-Faris, an Antigua-based tour operator, appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a negligence suit brought by a Missouri resident injured during a shore excursion in Antigua. The court reversed, holding that neither Florida's lon
• Crownover v. Masda Corp.
  983 So. 2d 709· Fla. 2d DCA· 2008-06-06 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment because the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant, and the defendant properly raised this objection in her answer.
• Conax Fla. Corp. v. Astrium Ltd.
  499 F. Supp. 2d 1287· M.D. Fla.· 2007-07-18 ·cited 5×
  The court held that service of process was proper and that the defendant had sufficient contacts with Florida for personal jurisdiction, but ultimately granted the motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration based on the contract's arbitration clause.
• Frohnhoefer v. Duke Pontin
  958 So. 2d 420· Fla. 3d DCA· 2007-04-04 ·cited 5×
  The Florida Third District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over three individual defendants (the CEO, executive vice-president, and general counsel of Sea Tow Services). The court held that these non-residen
• Thorpe v. Gelbwaks
  953 So. 2d 606· Fla. 5th DCA· 2007-03-16 ·cited 5×
  The Thorpes appealed a trial court's dismissal of their fraud and business opportunity claims against Matthew Gelbwaks for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fifth DCA reversed, holding that the trial court applied an incorrect burden by requiring proof of actual tortious conduct
• Woodard Chevrolet, Inc. v. Taylor Corp.
  949 So. 2d 268· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-02-07 ·cited 5×
  Woodard Chevrolet, a California corporation, challenged Florida jurisdiction in a debt collection action brought by Taylor Corporation/PCI, a Florida marketing company. The court held that despite the contract requiring payment to a Florida address and PCI performing services in
• Joseph v. Chanin
  869 So. 2d 738· Fla. 4th DCA· 2004-04-07 ·cited 5×
  The court held that closing a savings account, safe deposit box, and cashing certificates of deposit after a father's death did not constitute "carrying on a business or business venture" in Florida for purposes of personal jurisdiction. However, allegations of conversion constit
• Aluminator Trailers, L.L.C. v. Loadmaster Aluminum Boat Trailers, Inc.
  832 So. 2d 822· Fla. 2d DCA· 2002-11-08 ·cited 5×
  The mere purchase of goods in Florida, even with occasional visits and extensive purchases, does not establish the minimum contacts necessary to satisfy due process for personal jurisdiction.
• Slaihem v. Sea Tow Bahamas Ltd.
  148 F. Supp. 2d 1343· S.D. Fla.· 2001-06-26 ·cited 5×
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the forum selection clause in the salvage contract was unenforceable against him, and his contacts with Florida were insufficient to establish jurisdiction independent of the contract.
• Krilich v. Wolcott
  717 So. 2d 582· Fla. 4th DCA· 1998-08-26 ·cited 5×
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's dismissal of a fraud complaint based on lack of personal jurisdiction, insufficient process, and insufficient service of process. The court held that nonresident defendants who physically entered Florida and made fraudu
• Stewart v. Julana Dev. Corp.
  678 So. 2d 1385· Fla. 3d DCA· 1996-09-11 ·cited 5×
  Plaintiffs appealed a trial court's order that vacated a default judgment and quashed service of process on defendants in a breach of contract action. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the complaint contained sufficient jurisdictional facts under Florida's
• Resolution Tr. Corp. v. Pharaon
  915 F. Supp. 351· S.D. Fla.· 1996-01-24 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendant, Ghaith R. Pharaon, was proper because he had established sufficient minimum contacts with Florida through his business dealings and visits related to Centrust Bank.
• Black v. Bryant
  905 F. Supp. 1046· M.D. Fla.· 1995-11-16 ·cited 5×
  The court held that an evidentiary hearing is necessary to determine if the defendant's alleged intentional tortious conduct was expressly aimed at the forum state, which is required to establish personal jurisdiction under Florida's Long-Arm Statute and Due Process.
• Kelly v. Kelly
  901 F. Supp. 1567· M.D. Fla.· 1995-10-11 ·cited 5×
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient minimum contacts with Florida and failed to allege tortious acts occurred within the state after his relocation.
• Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Nylon Eng'g Resins, Inc.
  896 F. Supp. 1190· M.D. Fla.· 1995-08-21 ·cited 5×
  The court held that a nonresident defendant's allegedly defamatory statements made in an interview, even if circulated in the forum state, do not establish sufficient minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction if the defendant did not purposefully avail himself of the forum's mar
• Garrett Blake Beaubien v. Cambridge Consol., Ltd.
  652 So. 2d 936· Fla. 5th DCA· 1995-03-31 ·cited 5×
  Trust beneficiaries appealed dismissals of their complaint against Cambridge Consolidated, a nonresident foreign trustee, and Dwaine Carr, a Florida attorney and director of Cambridge. The court reversed, holding that the complaint stated a cause of action against Carr for breach
• Blue Cross AND Blue Shield OF Delaware v. Nat'l Alcoholism Programs/Cooper City
  648 So. 2d 231· Fla. 4th DCA· 1994-12-28 ·cited 5×
  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction in a suit by High Point, a Florida health care provider, for payment of medical services. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed and remand
• Commercebank, N.A. v. Taylor
  639 So. 2d 1058· Fla. 3d DCA· 1994-07-12 ·cited 5×
  CommerceBank appeals the vacation of a default judgment against Taylor for non-payment of a promissory note. The court reverses, holding that CommerceBank properly invoked Florida's long-arm jurisdiction under section 48.181 by alleging Taylor executed a note in Florida and was a
• Miot v. Kechijian
  830 F. Supp. 1460· S.D. Fla.· 1993-07-15 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the defendants had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, and that transfer of the case was not warranted.
• Roth v. Marquez
  942 F.2d 617· 9th Cir.· 1991-08-08 ·cited 5×
• Brown v. Seebach
  763 F. Supp. 574· S.D. Fla.· 1991-04-12 ·cited 5×
  The court held that personal jurisdiction was proper over the defendant driver under Florida's long-arm statute and due process, and that claims for negligent supervision, entrustment, and beneficial ownership were sufficiently pleaded, but claims for imputed parental liability u
• C & D Plastics, Inc. v. Lund
  577 So. 2d 986· Fla. 4th DCA· 1991-04-03 ·cited 5×
• Bane v. Netlink, Inc.
  925 F.2d 637· 3d Cir.· 1991-01-31 ·cited 5×
  A foreign corporation authorized to do business in Pennsylvania consents to personal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania courts, even if it later withdraws that authorization, as long as the cause of action arose during the period of authorization.
• Bill Mansfield Motors, Inc. v. Am. Dental Program
  566 So. 2d 606· Fla. 4th DCA· 1990-09-19 ·cited 5×
• Luc Chery v. Bowman
  901 F.2d 1053· 11th Cir.· 1990-05-22 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the defendant's contacts with Florida were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction, and the denial of the motion to alter the judgment was not an abuse of discretion.
• Noury v. Vitek Mfg. Co.
  730 F. Supp. 1573· S.D. Fla.· 1990-02-01 ·cited 5×
  The court held that defendants had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction and that venue was improper in the Southern District, warranting transfer to the Middle District.
• Tomashevsky v. Komori Printing Mach. Co., Ltd.
  715 F. Supp. 1562· S.D. Fla.· 1989-06-27 ·cited 5×
  The court held that placing a product into the stream of commerce, without more, is insufficient to establish minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction, especially when the product is resold multiple times and the manufacturer does not purposefully direct activities toward the f
• Alsup v. Your Graphics ARE Showing, Inc.
  531 So. 2d 222· Fla. 2d DCA· 1988-09-16 ·cited 5×
  The court held that a prior ruling on personal jurisdiction, affirmed on appeal, precluded relitigation of the issue, and that allegations of participation in or approval of misrepresentations were insufficient to state a cause of action against a corporate officer individually.
• Welinsky v. Resort OF THE World D.N.V.
  839 F.2d 928· 2d Cir.· 1988-02-18 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the defendant hotel was amenable to service of process in New York because its wholly-owned booking agent's activities constituted 'doing business' in the state.
• Huff v. Pharr
  748 F.2d 1553· 11th Cir.· 1984-12-19 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the defendant's prior participation in California litigation, including filing a counterclaim and appealing, constituted sufficient minimum contacts to allow California courts to exercise personal jurisdiction for a subsequent judgment renewal action.
• McDougald v. Jenson
  596 F. Supp. 680· N.D. Fla.· 1984-09-26 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the Florida custody modification order was valid under the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) and entitled to enforcement, and that federal jurisdiction existed to make this declaration.
• Rees v. Mosaic Techs., Inc.
  742 F.2d 765· 3d Cir.· 1984-08-29 ·cited 5×
  Pre-incorporation actions of a corporate promoter, when ratified by the corporation post-incorporation, can establish sufficient minimum contacts for the exercise of in personam jurisdiction over the corporation in the state where those pre-incorporation activities occurred.
• Burstein v. The State BAR OF Cal.
  659 F.2d 670· 5th Cir.· 1981-10-21 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the California Bar's contacts with Louisiana were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under the minimum contacts test, and thus the district court did not err in dismissing the case.
• Thompson v. King
  523 F. Supp. 180· M.D. Fla.· 1981-09-10 ·cited 5×
  The court held that personal jurisdiction over the defendant was established because the plaintiff's allegation of a contractual promise to make payment in Florida, if proven, satisfied Florida's long-arm statute and constitutional due process requirements.