· 11/4/2009
Canale v. Rubin
Citations
- 20 So. 3d 463
- 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 16361
- 2009 WL 3615760
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that specific personal jurisdiction “requires a causal connection between the defendant’s activities in Florida and the plaintiff’s cause of action, a requirement known as ‘connexity’”
- stating that where facts recited in a sworn affidavit cannot be reconciled with facts set forth in a sworn complaint, the court must hold an eviden-tiary hearing
- reversing as to one defendant because “the circuit court's order did not reflect that it had analyzed whether this action [the alleged tort] constituted sufficient ‘minimum contacts’ necessary to satisfy due process”
- reversing for evidentiary hearing where complaint alleged facts that might support jurisdiction over non-resident defendant, based on numerous business-related communications with Florida resident, where details of communications were disputed by defendant’s affidavit
- “Specific jurisdiction . . . requires a causal connection between 4 the defendant’s activities in Florida and the plaintiff’s cause of action, a requirement known as ‘connexity.’”
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Judges: Northcutt, Silberman, Kelly
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