Minimum Contacts

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• Swanson Painting Co. v. Painters Local Union NO. 260
  391 F.2d 523· 9th Cir.· 1968-03-20 ·cited 5×
  The court held that a defendant's activities within a federal enclave in Montana could be used to establish personal jurisdiction and venue, as the state's long-arm statute and federal venue provisions apply to such activities.
• Pipistrel Italia S.R.L. v. Ciccolini
  388 So. 3d 1112· Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-11-13 ·cited 4×
  Pipistrel Italia S.r.l., a foreign aircraft manufacturer, appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a wrongful death suit arising from an aircraft accident in Florida. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that
• Guarino v. Mandel
  327 So. 3d 853· Fla. 4th DCA· 2021-09-15 ·cited 4×
  This case involves appeals from non-final orders partially denying motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court reversed the dismissal for one appellant, finding insufficient connection to Florida, and remanded for an evidentiary hearing for the other
• Fahad A.A.M.A. Alobaid v. Saba Khan
  306 So. 3d 159· Fla. 3d DCA· 2020-05-27 ·cited 4×
  The appellate court affirmed a domestic violence injunction and temporary time-sharing plan against a husband residing in Kuwait. The court found sufficient personal jurisdiction over the husband due to his presence in Florida when served and a past incident of domestic violence
• Northwind Air Sys. v. Terra's Garden
  2017 WL 1927732· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-24 ·cited 4×
  A trial court must grant a defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction when the plaintiff fails to provide sworn proof refuting the defendant's affidavits establishing minimum contacts, and an evidentiary hearing is required when affidavits cannot be reconcile
• Carefirst of Md., Inc. v. Recovery Vill. at Umatilla, LLC
  248 So. 3d 135· Fla. 4th DCA· 2018-05-23 ·cited 4×
  An out-of-state insurer offering national coverage lacks specific personal jurisdiction in Florida when its only contacts with the state result from the unilateral actions of its insured members seeking treatment there, rather than from the insurer's own purposeful availment of t
• Rabih Yacomb Youssef v. Issrra Osman Zaitouni
  241 So. 3d 901· Fla. 2d DCA· 2018-02-14 ·cited 4×
  Rabih Youssef appealed the trial court's grant of a temporary domestic violence injunction against him, arguing the court lacked personal jurisdiction. The Second District Court of Appeal agreed, finding that Youssef's minimal contacts with Florida—vacations, family residence, an
• Wadley v. Nazelli
  223 So. 3d 1118· Fla. 3d DCA· 2017-07-05 ·cited 4×
  Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their complaint against nonresident defendant Nazelli for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court affirmed the dismissal, holding that plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient jurisdictional facts under Florida's long-arm statute because they d
• Cnty. OF Cumberland v. Kwap
  220 So. 3d 1207· Fla. 4th DCA· 2017-06-21 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a trial court errs by denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction based solely on complaint allegations when the defendant has submitted a rebuttal affidavit.
• Terugoshi Kotoura v. Tibor Stern
  183 So. 3d 1245· Fla. 4th DCA· 2016-01-20 ·cited 4×
  In a wrongful death action, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and remanded for a limited evidentiary hearing. The court found that conflicting affidavits regarding w
• Gen. Elec. Cap. Corp. v. Shattuck
  132 So. 3d 908· Fla. 2d DCA· 2014-02-14 ·cited 4×
  The Florida appellate court reversed a trial court's amended judgment that added sixteen non-party business entities and individuals as judgment debtors in a wrongful death case against a nursing home. The court held that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over the newl
• The Jarboe Fam. & Friends Irrevocable Living Tr. & Thomas R. Clark v. Spielman
  136 So. 3d 666· Fla. 2d DCA· 2014-01-17 ·cited 4×
  The Jarboe Family Trust and its trustee appealed the denial of their motion to dismiss an impleader complaint filed in proceedings supplementary. The court reversed, holding that Florida's long-arm statute and the Venetian Salami procedure, not merely the statutory requirements o
• Swanky Apps, LLC v. Roony Invest & Fin., S.A.
  126 So. 3d 336· Fla. 3d DCA· 2013-04-17 ·cited 4×
  Swanky Apps and its manager appealed a trial court's order denying their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a fraud case brought by a British Virgin Islands company. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the defendants lacked sufficient min
• Madonna v. Gaynor
  95 So. 3d 990· Fla. 2d DCA· 2012-08-22 ·cited 4×
  Harry Dillon Madonna, a Pennsylvania resident and alleged president and manager of nursing home entities, appealed a trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court reversed, holding that the trial court erred by failing to con
• Richards v. SEN
  825 F. Supp. 2d 1259· S.D. Fla.· 2010-01-20 ·cited 4×
  The court held that collateral estoppel bars relitigation of the personal jurisdiction issue, and thus the case must be dismissed.
• Charley D. Price v. Kronenberger
  24 So. 3d 775· Fla. 5th DCA· 2009-12-31 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a non-resident defendant who sends a defamatory email into Florida, targeting Florida residents, establishes sufficient minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• Minchuk v. Reyes
  967 So. 2d 407· Fla. 3d DCA· 2007-10-24 ·cited 4×
  The Third District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and remanded for an evidentiary hearing. The court held that when a defendant files a sworn statement contesting jurisdictional allegations and the plaintif
• Oldock v. DL & B Enters., Inc.
  966 So. 2d 484· Fla. 2d DCA· 2007-10-12 ·cited 4×
  The appellate court held that the trial court erred by dismissing the case without an evidentiary hearing when the parties' affidavits presented conflicting facts regarding personal jurisdiction.
• Hsi Ip, Inc. v. Champion Window Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc.
  510 F. Supp. 2d 948· M.D. Fla.· 2007-05-25 ·cited 4×
  The court held that it has personal jurisdiction over the defendant, venue is proper, and subject matter jurisdiction exists, thus denying the defendant's motion to dismiss or stay the proceedings.
• Archdiocese OF Detroit and Cardinal Adam Maida v. Green
  899 So. 2d 322· Fla. 3d DCA· 2004-11-24 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the Archdiocese of Detroit and Cardinal Maida did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, as the priest acted unilaterally and without their control.
• Wallack v. Worldwide Mach. Sales, Inc.
  278 F. Supp. 2d 1358· M.D. Fla.· 2003-07-28 ·cited 4×
  The court held that while the plaintiffs' allegations of misrepresentation via telephone communications into Florida may satisfy the state's long-arm statute, they do not establish sufficient minimum contacts to satisfy federal due process requirements for personal jurisdiction.
• Emerson v. Cole
  847 So. 2d 606· Fla. 2d DCA· 2003-06-20 ·cited 4×
  A Florida appellate court reversed dismissal of a libel suit, holding that a California defendant had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to justify personal jurisdiction based on telephone interviews given for a story to be published in Florida. The court concluded that mak
• Vencap, Inc. v. McDonald Sec. Corp.
  827 So. 2d 1061· Fla. 2d DCA· 2002-10-11 ·cited 4×
  Vencap, Inc. and Ralph Williams challenged a trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a breach of contract case. The appellate court reversed, holding that McDonald Security Corporation failed to establish a basis for long-arm jurisdict
• Baker Elecs., Inc. v. Pentar Sys., Inc.
  219 F. Supp. 2d 1260· M.D. Fla.· 2002-08-20 ·cited 4×
  The court held that Pentar Systems, Inc. had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, denying its motion to dismiss.
• Stevenson v. Brosdal
  813 So. 2d 1046· Fla. 4th DCA· 2002-04-17 ·cited 4×
  A California resident loaned his car to his son and daughter-in-law in Florida, and when the daughter-in-law was involved in a car accident, the resident challenged Florida's jurisdiction over him. The court held that a nonresident vehicle owner's consent to operation of the vehi
• D.W. Mercer, Inc. v. Valley Fresh Produce, Inc.
  146 F. Supp. 2d 1274· M.D. Fla.· 2001-05-08 ·cited 4×
  The court held that shipping infringing goods into Florida was sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over the corporation under the state's long-arm statute and due process, but not over the individual defendant.
• Maribeth Ralph v. McLAUGHLIN
  756 So. 2d 240· Fla. 2d DCA· 2000-04-26 ·cited 4×
  Appellants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction were partially reversed because the trial court failed to hold an evidentiary hearing on conflicting affidavits regarding minimum contacts, but one appellant waived her jurisdictional objection by filing an answer a
• McFADDEN Ford, Inc. v. Mancuso
  766 So. 2d 241· Fla. 4th DCA· 2000-02-02 ·cited 4×
  McFadden Ford appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that plaintiffs failed to establish jurisdiction over McFadden Ford under an alter ego theory because they could not p
• Meuers & Assocs., P.A. v. Heger
  752 So. 2d 3· Fla. 2d DCA· 2000-01-05 ·cited 4×
  A law firm appealed dismissal of its breach of contract claim against a California resident defendant for unpaid legal fees. The trial court dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction without holding an evidentiary hearing to resolve conflicting affidavits about where legal serv
• Shin-Kobe Elec. Mach. Co., Ltd. v. Rockwell
  750 So. 2d 67· Fla. 2d DCA· 1999-10-15 ·cited 4×
  Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery, a Japanese battery manufacturer, appealed an order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a product liability suit arising from a forklift battery explosion in Florida. The court reversed, finding that Florida lacked perso
• 8911 Normandy Beach, Inc. v. Kearns
  739 So. 2d 156· Fla. 3d DCA· 1999-08-04 ·cited 4×
  Florida seller appealed dismissal of its claim against an Illinois attorney holding escrow deposits for condominium purchases in Florida. The court reversed the dismissal, finding that the attorney had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida through his involvement as escrow age
• Future Tech. Today, Inc. v. OSF Healthcare Sys.
  106 F. Supp. 2d 1278· S.D. Fla.· 1999-05-17 ·cited 4×
  The court held that while the Florida long-arm statute's technical requirements might be met, the defendant's lack of minimum contacts with Florida and the burden on the defendant offend due process, thus personal jurisdiction cannot be exercised.
• Polymers, Inc. v. Ultra Flo Filtration Sys., Inc.
  33 F. Supp. 2d 1008· M.D. Fla.· 1998-12-14 ·cited 4×
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the plaintiff's declaratory judgment action did not arise from the defendant's limited business activities in Florida, and the defendant's contacts were insufficient to satisfy due process.
• Irwin J. Dinn v. Haynes
  705 So. 2d 686· Fla. 4th DCA· 1998-01-28 ·cited 4×
  The court held that even if the alleged fraudulent transfers constituted a tort, they did not constitute a "tortious act within this state" sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute because the injury did not occur in Florida.
• Offer v. Lady Alice Corp.
  671 So. 2d 191· Fla. 4th DCA· 1996-03-13 ·cited 4×
  Florida court reversed a trial court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction over Lady Alice Corp., a Delaware corporation that purchased a yacht in Florida. The court held that the defendant had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida through its tortious conduct in the s
• Kelly v. Kelly
  911 F. Supp. 518· M.D. Fla.· 1995-10-25 ·cited 4×
  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 that tortious acts occurred within the state.
• Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Frederick
  654 So. 2d 656· Fla. 5th DCA· 1995-05-12 ·cited 4×
  Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, a Missouri insurer, appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction in a suit brought by James Mark Frederick in Florida state court for underinsured motorist benefits. The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
• Wellesley Income Ltd. P'ship IV v. Gemini Equities, Inc.
  650 So. 2d 1108· Fla. 4th DCA· 1995-02-23 ·cited 4×
  Wellesley Income Limited Partnership IV appeals a trial court's dismissal of its breach of contract action against CIS France for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court reverses because the trial court failed to address whether jurisdiction was proper under Florida's
• Harvey and Barbara Klein v. Federated Builders, Inc.
  616 So. 2d 623· Fla. 4th DCA· 1993-04-14 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the trial court properly exercised personal jurisdiction over the appellants based on their contacts with Florida and the allegations in the third-party complaint.
• Goldman v. Medfit Int'l, Inc.
  982 F.2d 686· 1st Cir.· 1993-01-06 ·cited 4×
  The court held that an unsworn statement signed under penalty of perjury is admissible evidence for summary judgment, personal jurisdiction was properly established, and dismissal of counterclaims and entry of default judgment were not abuses of discretion.
• SOO Line R.R. Co. v. Hawker Siddeley Canada, Inc.
  950 F.2d 526· 8th Cir.· 1991-12-02 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the defendant lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Minnesota, and therefore the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
• Donnie Reed v. Int'l Union OF United Auto.
  945 F.2d 198· 7th Cir.· 1991-10-07 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court properly dismissed Local 1999 for lack of personal jurisdiction and properly granted summary judgment for the remaining defendants on the fair representation claim.
• Therese Alexander v. Circus Circus Enters., Inc.
  939 F.2d 847· 9th Cir.· 1991-07-29 ·cited 4×
  The court held that substantial advertising and toll-free numbers directed at California residents constitute purposeful availment, establishing minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction over Circus Circus and Colorado Belle, but not Edgewater.
• Richmark Corp. v. Timber Falling Consultants, Inc.
  937 F.2d 1444· 9th Cir.· 1991-07-03 ·cited 4×
  The court held that personal jurisdiction existed over BEB, service of process was proper, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding BEB's conduct culpable, thus affirming the default judgment and denial of the Rule 60(b) motion.
• Gray & Co. v. Firstenberg Mach. Co., Inc.
  913 F.2d 758· 9th Cir.· 1990-09-07 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because their contacts with the forum state were insufficient to establish purposeful availment or reasonable exercise of jurisdiction.
• Farmers Ins. Exch. v. The Portage la Prairie Mut. Ins. Co.
  907 F.2d 911· 9th Cir.· 1990-07-09 ·cited 4×
  The court held that an insurer purposefully avails itself of a forum when its policy covers travel into that forum and an accident occurs there, satisfying the minimum contacts requirement for personal jurisdiction.
• Gulf Consol. Servs., Inc. v. Corinth Pipeworks, S.A.
  898 F.2d 1071· 5th Cir.· 1990-04-26 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the defendant did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Texas to justify the exercise of either specific or general jurisdiction, and even if it had, the exercise of jurisdiction was unreasonable.
• Cookbook Publishers, Inc. v. Am. Dental Program
  559 So. 2d 1301· Fla. 4th DCA· 1990-04-25 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
• Gulf Atl. Transp. Co. v. Offshore Tugs, Inc.
  740 F. Supp. 823· M.D. Fla.· 1990-03-26 ·cited 4×
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because their contacts with Florida were insufficient to satisfy Florida's long-arm statutes and constitutional due process requirements.
• Newhard v. Inspired Life Ctrs., Inc.
  895 F.2d 1226· 8th Cir.· 1990-02-13 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a Missouri court cannot exercise personal jurisdiction over a California church based on a Missouri brokerage firm's unilateral transfer of the church's stock into Missouri for its own business purposes.