Minimum Contacts

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• Williams Elec. Co., Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc.
  847 F.2d 741· 11th Cir.· 1988-06-20
  The court held that the district court properly dismissed the individual defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction but erred in dismissing the corporate defendant, Clark, as sufficient minimum contacts existed under the Florida long-arm statute.
• Boron v. W. Tex. Exports, Inc.
  680 F. Supp. 1532· S.D. Fla.· 1988-03-08
  The court held that West Texas had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, and that its motion to vacate default should be denied due to bad faith and discovery violations. Motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction were granted for
• Cushman & Wakefield OF Pa., Inc. v. Savers Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n
  519 So. 2d 25· Fla. 2d DCA· 1987-12-02
• Tex. W. Fin. Corp. v. Edwards
  797 F.2d 902· 10th Cir.· 1986-07-30
  The court held that the magistrate erred in construing the Texas long-arm statute, as strict compliance with its service provisions was not met, rendering the default judgment void.
• Carlson Design & Assocs. Inc v. Anderson Athletic Club, Inc.
  485 So. 2d 871· Fla. 1st DCA· 1986-03-26
  Carlson Design appeals from dismissal of its action against Anderson Athletic Club for lack of in personam jurisdiction. The trial court dismissed despite the parties effectively litigating jurisdiction through affidavits and Anderson's motion specifically referencing the statuto
• Compania Helvetica de Navegacion S.A. v. Zorilla
  479 So. 2d 855· Fla. 3d DCA· 1985-12-17
  The court held that the trial court erred in denying a motion to quash service of process on foreign corporations.
• Parcel Tankers, Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp.
  764 F.2d 1153· 5th Cir.· 1985-07-08
  The court vacated its order granting leave to appeal and remanded the case because the constitutionality of Rule B was no longer a controlling question of law that would materially advance the litigation, especially given pending amendments.
• Promotions, Ltd. v. Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Comm.
  763 F.2d 173· 4th Cir.· 1985-05-31
  The court held that the defendants did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Virginia to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• Jaynice L. Vinson v. Sandusky
  466 So. 2d 421· Fla. 1st DCA· 1985-04-02
  The court held that the trial court erred in finding personal jurisdiction over the appellant, a third-party defendant, because the third-party complaint failed to allege sufficient facts to establish jurisdiction under Florida's long-arm statute.
• Freeman v. Holmgaard
  466 So. 2d 1166· Fla. 3d DCA· 1985-04-02
  The court held that the defendants had sufficient minimum contacts in New Jersey to justify service of process under the New Jersey long-arm statute.
• Piper Acceptance Corp. v. W.B. Roudybush
  748 F.2d 471· 8th Cir.· 1984-11-14
  The court held that the defendant's limited contacts with the forum state were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause.
• Hernandez v. Bass Aviation, Inc.
  453 So. 2d 447· Fla. 4th DCA· 1984-07-11
  The court held that the defendant Bass Aviation had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish in personam jurisdiction, reversing the dismissal.
• Nigerian AIR Force v. van Hise
  443 So. 2d 273· Fla. 3d DCA· 1983-12-20
  The Nigerian Air Force sought relief from a default judgment entered in a breach of contract action filed by James Van Hise in Florida courts. The appellate court reversed the judgment, holding that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the foreign sovereign because t
• Phoenix Trimming, Inc. v. Mowday
  431 So. 2d 198· Fla. 4th DCA· 1983-04-27
  Phoenix Trimming, Inc., an Illinois corporation manufacturing synthetic fabric, challenged Florida courts' jurisdiction over it in a wrongful death suit arising from a hot air balloon accident. The court held that Phoenix lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to satisfy
• Chattanooga Corp. v. Klingler
  704 F.2d 903· 6th Cir.· 1983-04-12
  The court held that personal jurisdiction could be asserted over all non-resident defendants in Tennessee based on their purposeful availment of the forum state's privileges, primarily through their agent's actions.
• Ziegler v. Ring Publ'g Corp.
  556 F. Supp. 329· S.D. Fla.· 1982-09-27
  The court held that neither the corporate defendant nor the individual defendant had sufficient contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
• Wiggins v. Dojcsan
  411 So. 2d 894· Fla. 2d DCA· 1982-02-12
  A court order is not necessary before filing a notice of lis pendens, and quasi in rem jurisdiction does not require seizure or attachment of the property at the outset of the proceedings.
• Leota Sholomicki v. Izenour
  378 So. 2d 1267· Fla. 2d DCA· 1979-12-28
  A Florida appellate court reversed a trial court's dismissal of an out-of-state architecture firm from a wrongful death suit, holding that the firm had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida through its design work on a public building in Sarasota to establish in personam juris
• Laventhol v. Invs. TAX Sheltered Real Est., Ltd.
  338 So. 2d 1092· Fla. 3d DCA· 1976-10-12
  A Florida appellate court upheld jurisdiction over a national accounting firm's resident partner in a negligence action, holding that delivery and dissemination of a financial statement in Florida constitutes 'public accounting services performed in this state' under Florida law,
• Dyer v. Mandt
  44 Fla. Supp. 188· Duval Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1976-09-29
  The court held that the third-party defendant's limited and sporadic contacts with Florida did not constitute 'doing business' or 'engaging in business activity' sufficient to establish jurisdiction under the Florida Long Arm Statute.
• Great Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. v. Banco Obrero de Ahorro Y Prestamos de Puerto RICO
  535 F.2d 331· 5th Cir.· 1976-07-19
  The court held that a Puerto Rican bank's mere acceptance of a deposit from a Texas resident to facilitate a loan to a Texas employee does not establish sufficient minimum contacts for a federal court in Texas to exercise personal jurisdiction under the Texas long-arm statute.
• Jerry W. Schoel in Bankr. of Carpenter, Inc. v. Sikes Corp.
  533 F.2d 930· 5th Cir.· 1976-06-17
  The court held that Sikes' activities in Alabama, including sales, employee visits, and assistance to a distributor, were sufficient to establish minimum contacts for long-arm jurisdiction under Alabama law.
• Ameron v. Anvil Indus., Inc.
  524 F.2d 1144· 9th Cir.· 1975-10-22
  The court held that service of process was properly effectuated and sufficient minimum contacts existed for in personam jurisdiction.
• Atwood v. Calumet Indus., Inc.
  308 So. 2d 555· Fla. 4th DCA· 1975-02-28
  A Florida attorney sued a nonresident Delaware corporation for unpaid legal services rendered in Florida. The trial court quashed service of process under the long-arm statute and dismissed the case. The appellate court reversed, holding that the defendant's business activities i
• Ford v. Valmac Indus., Inc.
  494 F.2d 330· 10th Cir.· 1974-04-03
  A corporation is 'found' in a district for venue purposes if it is subject to jurisdiction there, even without a physical presence.
• Burton Shipyard, Inc. v. The Honorable David W. Williams
  448 F.2d 640· 9th Cir.· 1971-09-02
  The court held that the petitioner had sufficient minimum contacts with California to establish personal jurisdiction.
• Eyerly Aircraft Co. v. McDANIEL
  172 So. 2d 905· Fla. 2d DCA· 1965-03-19
  The appellate court affirmed a lower court's decision, finding that the defendant, Eyerly Aircraft Corporation, had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to be subject to its jurisdiction, despite the defendant's arguments to the contrary.
• Schmikler v. Petersime Incubator Co.
  177 F.2d 983· 1st Cir.· 1949-11-15
  A foreign corporation's systematic and continuous business activities within a state, beyond mere solicitation, can subject it to personal jurisdiction in that state's courts, even if it lacks a physical presence.
• IN & FOR NEW Castle Cnty. Sharon Tell v. Roman Catholic Bishops OF Diocese OF Allentown
  Del. Super. Ct.·
  The court granted the defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that Delaware's long-arm statute did not grant jurisdiction and that exercising jurisdiction would violate the Due Process Clause. The court also denied the plaintiff's motion for juri