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Del. Super. Ct.·
2021-06-02
The Court denied in part and granted in part the defendants' motion to dismiss. The court found that it had personal jurisdiction over JH, that CIBC adequately pleaded damages, and that the fraudulent transfer, breach of contract (as to certain agreements), and unjust enrichment
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-29
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the defendant did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Florida.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-27
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant and that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under the Helms-Burton Act. The court also denied the plaintiff's request for leave to amend the complaint.
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319 So. 3d 718·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2021-04-21
Mere ownership of residential condominium units and maintenance of a bank account with minimal Florida contacts are insufficient to confer general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation under Florida Statute § 48.193(2). The defendant's contacts must be continuous and s
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-09
The court held that it has specific personal jurisdiction over La Tropical Holdings and that Lagunitas and La Tropical USA are proper parties to the declaratory judgment action.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-07
Kenneth Lear sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and three individual defendants for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state human rights laws after the cruise line rescinded his employment offer as a singer when he failed a pre-employment medical examina
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
Plaintiffs Edna Allen and Vickie Allen-Hughes sued Wyndham Vacation Resorts for claims arising from their purchase of three vacation ownership interests in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Virginia, asserting fraud-based claims, breach of contract, and violations of the Tennessee T
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
Plaintiffs who purchased timeshare vacation ownership interests from Wyndham purchased one in Tennessee in 2012 and one in Florida in 2015, and brought claims for fraud, breach of contract, and violations of the Tennessee Timeshare Act against the defendants. The court granted in
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-03-24
The court held that the fraud in the inducement claim was sufficiently particular against Vital Motion, Inc. and David Lovenheim, but dismissed claims against other officers and directors for lack of particularity. Aiding and abetting fraud and conspiracy claims were dismissed ag
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-19
The court held that it had specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the defendant's alleged tortious acts, committed via websites offering infringing products, caused injury within Florida to a Florida-based plaintiff, satisfying the state's long-arm statute and
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-17
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient minimum contacts related to the cause of action within Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-05
CJS Solutions Group, LLC sued Ellit Groups, LLC for tortious interference with its business relationships and contractual agreements with two former employees, Tokarz and Huckabay, who became members of Ellit. The court granted Ellit's motion to dismiss for lack of personal juris
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Del. Ch.·
2021-03-05
The Delaware Court of Chancery granted in part and denied in part defendants' motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the fraud claim against defendant Ericson for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding he did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Delaware. The court denied Wi
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-04
The court held that personal jurisdiction exists over 3RD Home for general jurisdiction and over both 3RD Home and Shealy for specific jurisdiction based on their business activities and tortious conduct directed at Florida residents.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-02
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the banking defendants but had jurisdiction over Pollick, and that amendment of claims against Scognamiglio would be futile, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-26
The court held that it has personal jurisdiction over the defendant and that the plaintiffs have adequately pleaded claims for violation of federal securities law, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-25
The court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding sufficient minimum contacts with Florida under the state's long-arm statute and due process.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-23
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts showing a tortious act committed within Florida, and the complaint was dismissed as a shotgun pleading.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-08
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient minimum contacts with Florida under the state's long-arm statute and the Due Process Clause.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-02
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant insurers, granting the motion to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-27
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over XenCall, and therefore granted XenCall's motion to dismiss the claims against it.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-15
The court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss, finding personal jurisdiction over the corporate defendant but not the individual defendant, and dismissing the claims for failure to state a claim.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2021-01-13
The amended complaint failed to contain sufficiently clear and specific allegations to establish personal jurisdiction over nonresident Parisi under Florida's long-arm statute based on a civil conspiracy to commit tortious acts in Florida. The complaint also failed to allege suff
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-11
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the defendant's contacts with Florida were insufficient to satisfy either the Florida long-arm statute or the Due Process Clause.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-07
Scanz Technologies, Inc., a Canadian software company, sued competitors for allegedly stealing its trade secret scanning technology used in securities trading after their licensing agreement terminated in 2015. The court dismissed the claims against defendant Timothy Bohen due to
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11th Cir.·
2020-12-14
The court held that the district court properly exercised personal jurisdiction over Marin and did not abuse its discretion in enforcing the subpoenas against Marin and MinTrade, finding them relevant to a legitimate investigation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-03
An insurance subrogee brought suit against railway service operators for negligence arising from a 2016 train collision in Ohio, alleging the defendants improperly left a rail switch open. The court lacked personal jurisdiction over one defendant (SIRS) because the plaintiff fail
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-18
The court held that MasTec sufficiently pleaded Cobra's direct involvement in misconduct but failed to adequately plead Mammoth's liability under alter ego or agency theories. The court also found MasTec failed to plead proximate cause for mobilization costs and a claim under Pue
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-10
The court held that it has personal jurisdiction over the defendants under Florida's long-arm statute and that venue is proper in the Southern District of Florida, denying the motion to dismiss and transfer.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2020-10-30
The Court denied the Counterclaim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, finding that the Hubers' fraud, implied warranty, tortious interference, conversion, and statutory claims were sufficiently pleaded and not barred by the economic loss doctrine or statute of limitations. The Court a
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2020-09-25
The Court denied the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that Delaware's long-arm statute applied and that exercising jurisdiction over the moving insurers would not offend due process. The court reasoned that by issuing D&O insurance policies to Delaware
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-09-14
The court denied Carnival's motion to dismiss, finding the plaintiff stated valid claims for apparent agency and joint venture, but granted Kantours' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-09-11
EasyGroup Ltd., a UK-based company owning multiple trademarks for air-travel-related services, sued Colombian airline Easyfly and its president Alfonso Avila for trademark infringement, alleging they used the EASYFLY mark on a website accessible to Florida customers. The court fo
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-09-02
The appellate court reversed a lower court's decision, holding that a Puerto Rican company did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to be subject to personal jurisdiction there. The case involved a contract dispute where the plaintiff, a Florida company, argued juris
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-26
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant and venue was improper in the district, warranting dismissal and transfer.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-08-03
Plaintiff Chloe Tsakiris Alston sued Stands4 LTD and others for stealing and unlawfully transferring her domain name www.calculator.com, alleging violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and other federal laws. The court denied Stands4's motion to dissolve the
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-27
The court granted the parties' joint motion to transfer venue to the District of Utah.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-20
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction and venue was improper, therefore the case should be transferred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-20
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants because the plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient facts to establish either general or specific jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute, and the claims did not arise from any contacts the defendants ha
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2020-07-08
Florida courts have personal jurisdiction over the foreign corporation under both specific jurisdiction (breach of contract to be performed in Florida) and general jurisdiction (continuous and systematic business contacts), and service of process was valid when made on the corpor
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306 So. 3d 275·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-06-24
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of Sayers Construction's motion to dismiss, finding that Florida courts had personal jurisdiction over Sayers. This decision is significant because it clarifies that a party's agreement to arbitrate in Florida and its extensiv
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2020-06-19
The appellate court reversed a lower court's decision, finding that a Florida company did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to justify exercising personal jurisdiction over it. The court determined that the defendant's actions, including purchasing goods and makin
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-17
The court granted motions to dismiss for defendants based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction, sovereign immunity, and lack of personal jurisdiction, and also due to plaintiff's default in responding to the motions.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-04
The court denied the motion for default judgment because the plaintiffs failed to establish a sufficient basis for personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
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306 So. 3d 171·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-06-03
The appellate court affirmed a lower court's denial of Damicet Corporation's motions to dismiss a lawsuit. Damicet argued lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens, but the court found sufficient contacts with Florida and no abuse of discretion in denying the forum n
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-05-28
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant because his contacts with Maryland were insufficient to establish minimum contacts, and that transfer to Florida was appropriate.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-05-27
Leonard and Rella Herman appeal a dismissal of their claims against Suzanne Herman for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal, holding that the defendants' alleged contacts with Florida were insufficient to satisfy constitutional
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2020-05-27
A contract requiring shipment of goods to Florida does not establish long-arm jurisdiction under Florida Statute § 48.193(1)(a)(7) when the defendant's performance obligations are completed in the state where the defendant operates and goods are merely shipped from there, because
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-05-06
The court held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged standing and stated a claim under the FCRA, but deferred ruling on personal jurisdiction due to its entanglement with the merits of the case.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-05-06
The appellate court reversed a trial court's decision, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish personal jurisdiction over the German shipbuilder. The court held that the plaintiff did not provide sufficient evidence to refute the shipbuilder's sworn declaration contesting