· 5/13/1998
Achievers Unlimited, Inc. v. Nutri Herb
Citations
- 710 So. 2d 716
- 1998 WL 236206
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- recognizing that defendant “had phone contact with appellant up to several times per week” for three years
- holding that the making of defamatory statements to a listener in Florida via telephone constitutes the commission of a tort in Florida within the meaning of section 48.193(l)(b)
- holding that non-resident individual defendant’s business contacts with Florida as a distributor for two corporations with offices in Florida for-over a three-year period brought her within the ambit of section 48.193(2)
- additional contacts with Florida established by communicating with plaintiff in Florida by telephone, telefax, and mail
- \Florida courts subscribe to the rule that the tort of libel occurs wherever the offending material is circulated.\
- general personal jurisdiction found over a defendant who had a three-year distribution relationship with a Florida Corporation, consistently ordered one or two cases of product per month, and became a distributor for another company located in Florida
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Judges: Per Curiam
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