Minimum Contacts

1,629 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count

• Hernandez v. Stingray Digit. Grp. Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-03-04
  Dr. Hernandez and his company EGLA alleged that Stingray Digital Group and related defendants misappropriated proprietary audio and video technology, trade secrets, and patents developed by Dr. Hernandez, and that Stingray gained unauthorized access to this technology after acqui
• Ryan Transp. Servs., Inc. v. Kulp
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2025-02-26
  A Florida appellate court reversed the trial court's denial of motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a wrongful death action arising from a trucking accident. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient jurisdictional facts under Florida's long
• VA Logistics, LLC v. Kulp
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2025-02-26
  In an interlocutory appeal, the Florida First District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's denial of defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a wrongful death action. The court found that while the accident occurred near the Georgia-Florida borde
• Revels v. Morgan & Assocs., P.C.
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-01-30
  The court held that Defendants engaged in debt collection activity, are debt collectors, and violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by using deceptive means to collect a debt, entitling Plaintiff to summary judgment on liability.
• Ferrari S.P.A. v. Romanelli
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2025-01-29
  Ferrari S.p.A., an Italian corporation, appeals the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court reverses, holding that Ferrari's affidavits adequately rebutted the complaint's jurisdictional allegations and the plaintiffs f
• Parke v. Delta Air Lines Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-01-23
  The court granted the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to establish minimum contacts between the defendant and Florida.
• Ross v. Archer Publ'ns Ltd.
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-01-18
  The court held that a single sale of infringing copyrighted photographs into Florida, facilitated by an accessible website, is sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant under Florida's long-arm statute and the Due Process Clause.
• Canto Marti v. Iberostar Hoteles Y Apartamentos SL
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-01-17
  Plaintiffs descended from Cuban property owners brought a Title III Helms-Burton Act claim against Iberostar and its subsidiary Marcaribe for trafficking in a hotel and department store confiscated by the Cuban government in 1961, which Iberostar began operating in 2017. The cour
• Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. Traders Domain FX Ltd.
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-01-17
  The court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss, finding that the complaint stated a claim for fraud under the CEA and that the court had personal jurisdiction over the defendant due to nationwide service of process under the CEA and the defendant's minimum contacts with the U
• McKesson Corp. v. Benzer KY 1, LLC
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-01-10
  Default judgment is granted against Benzer KY 1 LLC, Alpesh Patel, and Manish Patel for breach of a promissory note and guaranties, but denied against Hema Patel due to lack of personal jurisdiction.
• Karisma Hotels & Resorts Corp. Ltd. v. Hoffman
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2025-01-08
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed a nonfinal order, without providing detailed reasoning in this per curiam opinion. The case involves Karisma Hotels & Resorts Corporation Ltd. appealing an order related to a lawsuit brought by the estate of Lisa Hoffman.
• Lorente-Garcia v. Giraldo-Navarro
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-12-13
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the writer defendants because the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts in his complaint to establish a prima facie case for jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2).
• Royale Enamel Ltd. v. JD E-Commerce Am. Ltd.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-12-11
  The court held that it has specific personal jurisdiction over the JD Defendants under Florida's long-arm statute because their actions facilitated the sale of infringing goods to Florida consumers, and their arguments regarding their role as intermediaries and lack of control we
• Wen Hsu v. Sariah Atassi
  399 So. 3d 1157· Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-11-13
  Wen Hsu and Ablerex Electronics Co., Ltd. appealed the trial court's order denying their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, finding that the trial court failed to provide the requisite analysis and factual findings ne
• Giallella v. United Prop. Mgmt., Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-11-08
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant UPM, but severed and transferred the claims against UPM to the Southern District of Florida in the interest of justice.
• Atlas Conglomerate of Ridiculous Proportions LLC v. NFT Techs., Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-11-08
  The court recommended granting in part and denying in part the plaintiff's motion for default judgment, finding sufficient allegations for breach of contract but not for declaratory judgment or fraudulent transfer.
• Edmond Cash v. Stoltenberg
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2024-10-23
  A Georgia resident and LLC manager challenged personal jurisdiction in a fraud complaint brought by Florida investors. The trial court denied his motion to vacate the clerk's default and dismiss, but the appellate court reversed, finding conflicting affidavits on a critical juris
• McNae v. Fitzgerald
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-10-16
  William McNae, a Washington State resident, appeals a trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a breach of contract action brought by Michael Fitzgerald in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The court affirmed, holding that McNae's visits to Mia
• Harrison v. Nc3 Sys., Inc.
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2024-10-14
  Ian David Harrison appealed the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court held that the corporate shield doctrine barred jurisdiction over Harrison because his contacts with Florida were exclusively in his corporate capac
• Litke v. P.B. Express, Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-02
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over defendant Yun because the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to establish jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute, and the plaintiff's allegations were insufficient to overcome the corporate shield doctrine.
• United States v. Koluk
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-09-24
  The court recommended granting the plaintiff's motion for default judgment, finding that the defendant failed to report foreign financial accounts and thus is liable for civil penalties.
• Gangavaram v. Devi Kondapi
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-10
  The court held that a plaintiff must demonstrate that a defendant purposefully availed herself of the privilege of doing business in the forum state, and that mere nonpayment of a debt to a resident is insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction.
• LDL Cap., LLC v. Blume
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-23
  The Court granted Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Final Judgment because the Defendant failed to respond and the Plaintiffs adequately established jurisdiction and stated a claim for breach of contract.
• Zagg Inc. v. TX Trading, Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-20
  The court exercised personal jurisdiction over third-party defendants (Screenya, LLC, and two former ZAGG employees) in a counterclaim alleging violations of Florida's trademark and trade practices laws, finding that allegations of price fixing and anti-competitive conduct in Flo
• World Fuel Servs., Inc. v. First Serv. Bank
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-06
  The court held that the defendant bank lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, and therefore granted the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
• Jpay LLC v. Houston
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-05
  The court held that the Later Agreements' Texas forum-selection clause did not apply retroactively to the dispute, and the Earlier Agreements' Florida forum-selection clause governed, requiring transfer of the case.
• Gerow v. Newsom
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-25
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish personal jurisdiction over the legislative defendants and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
• Gerow v. Newsom
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-24
  The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over claims against the Franchise Tax Board due to the Tax Injunction Act and lacked personal jurisdiction over the California Executive Branch Defendants.
• McMillan v. Nelson
  Del. Ch.· 2024-07-05
  The Court of Chancery has subject matter and personal jurisdiction over the claims. The defendants' attempts to amend the LLC agreement and remove the managing members were invalid because the LLC agreement vests exclusive management authority in the managing members and prohibit
• Pliteq, Inc. v. Mostafa
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-06-19
  A Canadian sound reduction technology company sued its former Dubai-based manager for misappropriating trade secrets and confidential information after his termination in November 2023. The magistrate judge denied the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdictio
• Burgauer v. Premier Tr., Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-06-13
  A Florida trustee sued a Nevada trust company for breach of fiduciary duty after the company was appointed as successor trustee of a trust by a Nevada court that subsequently lacked personal jurisdiction over the original trustee, resulting in the company's sale of Florida proper
• Duran v. Joekel
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-23
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient facts to establish personal jurisdiction over the individual defendants by piercing the corporate veil or through direct liability under the Florida Labor Pool Act.
• Adwoa Agyeman v. Epic-Africa Found.
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2024-05-22
  The Delaware Superior Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss. The court found that the plaintiff failed to serve the complaint within the required 120-day period without demonstrating good cause or excusable neglect. Additionally, the court determined it lacked personal
• GHTG Inv., LLC v. The ECL Tr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-09
  The court granted plaintiffs' motion for limited jurisdictional discovery, finding that the information sought, if proven, could establish personal jurisdiction over the defendants.
• Gerow v. Newsom
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-02
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish personal jurisdiction over the California State Auditor and failed to state claims upon which relief could be granted, and also questioned standing.
• Facebook, LLC v. Grind Hard Holdings, LLC
  390 So. 3d 142· Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-04-03
  Facebook appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in an action brought by an ammunition manufacturer whose account was cloned on Facebook Marketplace. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the plaintiff failed to allege su
• Hammer Brand, LLC v. Voro Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-08
  The court denied plaintiff's motions for clerk's default against out-of-state defendants, finding plaintiff failed to establish personal jurisdiction.
• Ornella Pianezza and Andrea Artioli v. MIA Collection Servs. LLC
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-03-06
  The complaint sufficiently alleged that Pianezza and Artioli committed tortious acts within Florida by directing fraudulent misrepresentations through telephone calls and emails into Florida regarding counterfeit handbags. The corporate shield doctrine does not protect corporate
• Wright v. CrossCountry Mortg., LLC
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-21
  The court recommended granting default judgment for the plaintiff on the FCCPA claim, awarding statutory damages, but deferred actual and punitive damages pending an evidentiary hearing, and recommended dismissing the FCRA claim.
• Zyskind v. Koss
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-02-21
  A nonresident corporate officer is subject to personal jurisdiction in Florida if the officer directed fraud or other intentional misconduct at parties in the State of Florida.
• Rgis Int'l Transition Holdco, LLC v. C.A. No. N21c-12-077 PRW Ccld Retail Servs. WIS Corp.
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2024-02-13
  The court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, finding that the plaintiffs failed to state claims for civil conspiracy and aiding and abetting fraud. The court held that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently plead facts to invoke the personal motivation exception to the rule
• Cfgi, LLC v. Common C Holdings LP
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2024-01-29
  The court granted in part and denied in part the motions to dismiss. The breach of contract claim related to the Amendment was dismissed for lack of consideration. Unjust enrichment and promissory estoppel claims were allowed to proceed as alternative theories. The ruling on pers
• Wescott v. Ramirez Sing
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-01-25
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish diversity jurisdiction and ordered the plaintiff to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, or improper venue.
• Rugged Cross Hunting Blinds, LLC v. Good Sportsman's Mktg., LLC
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-01-22
  The court held that venue was improper for claims against Hadley and Tru-View, and that the first-filed rule mandated transfer of the remaining claims against GSM to the Texas court where a similar action was previously filed.
• Unified Med., LLC v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co.
  389 So. 3d 658· Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-01-17
  When a defendant files a legally sufficient affidavit contesting personal jurisdiction, the plaintiff must refute or rebut it with its own affidavit or sworn proof; failure to provide such sworn proof requires the trial court to grant the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of
• Promenade Charters V.I., Ltd. v. Caribbean Insurers Marine Ltd.
  388 So. 3d 200· Fla. 3d DCA· 2024-01-03
  Florida courts lack personal jurisdiction over foreign insurers when the insurance contract is silent on the place of payment, even if the policyholder moves to Florida and requests payment there, because the long-arm statute requires an act "required by the contract to be perfor
• Avow Hospice, Inc. v. Avow Found. for Abortion Access, Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-12-22
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because their contacts with Florida were insufficient to establish purposeful availment under either the effects test or the minimum contacts test.
• Avow Hospice, Inc. v. Avow Found. for Abortion Access, Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-12-21
  The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because their contacts with Florida were insufficient to establish purposeful availment under the Due Process Clause.
• Grillo's Pickles, Inc. v. Patriot Pickle, Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2023-12-05
  The court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction and denied the motion for a preliminary injunction without prejudice.
• Chadwick v. Katzen
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-11-30
  The court held that personal jurisdiction over the defendants is proper because their actions fall within Florida's long-arm statute and satisfy due process requirements.