34 Cited authorities

Calder v. Jones
465 U.S. 783 (1984) Cited 4,779 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"
Manuel v. Convergys Corp.
430 F.3d 1132 (11th Cir. 2005) Cited 679 times 4 Legal Analyses
Affirming district court application of Georgia law to determine enforceability of non-compete agreement despite choice-of-law provision requiring application of Ohio law
Posner v. Essex Insurance
178 F.3d 1209 (11th Cir. 1999) Cited 796 times
Holding that the plaintiff “alleged facts, unrebutted by Salem, that established a prima facie case of jurisdiction over Salem”
Licciardello v. Lovelady
544 F.3d 1280 (11th Cir. 2008) Cited 370 times
Holding that the plaintiff’s trademark infringement allegations "satisf[ied] the Calder effects test for personal jurisdiction—the commission of an intentional tort, expressly aimed at a specific individual in the forum whose effects were suffered in the forum"
Robinson v. Giarmarco Bill, P.C
74 F.3d 253 (11th Cir. 1996) Cited 526 times
Holding that the long-arm statute extends jurisdiction over a defendant who allegedly caused injury in Florida by negligently drafting and reviewing a will outside of Florida
Horizon Aggressive Growth v. Rothstein-Kass
421 F.3d 1162 (11th Cir. 2005) Cited 213 times
Holding that relevant factors for deciding whether a business was being carried on include the presence and operation of an office in Florida, possessing a license to do business in Florida, the number of Florida clients, and the percentage of revenue gleaned from Florida clients
Nodar v. Galbreath
462 So. 2d 803 (Fla. 1985) Cited 133 times
Holding that ".. .there must be a showing that the speaker used his privileged position to gratify his malevolence."
Polskie Linie Oceaniczne v. Seasafe Transport
795 F.2d 968 (11th Cir. 1986) Cited 122 times
Noting that, if the defendant makes a showing of the inapplicability of the long-arm statute, "the plaintiff is required to substantiate the jurisdictional allegations in the complaint by affidavits or other competent proof, and not merely reiterate the factual allegations in the complaint"
Londono v. Turkey Creek, Inc.
609 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 1992) Cited 87 times
Holding that the failure to raise a compulsory counterclaim in the first suit will result in a waiver of that claim
Brennan v. Roman Catholic
322 F. App'x 852 (11th Cir. 2009) Cited 50 times
Holding that the defendant had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida partly because the plaintiff felt all of his harm from the intentional torts directed at him by the defendant in Florida
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 361,663 times 960 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,974 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 29,303 times 192 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 29,196 times 200 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation
28 U.S.C. § 1407 Cited 7,155 times 107 Legal Analyses
Authorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts
Section 48.193 - Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state
Fla. Stat. § 48.193 Cited 1,667 times 15 Legal Analyses
Referencing Fla. Stat. § 685.102

Canadian Steel, Inc. v. HFP Capital Markets, LLC et al

34 Cited authorities

Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"

Affirming district court application of Georgia law to determine enforceability of non-compete agreement despite choice-of-law provision requiring application of Ohio law

Holding that the plaintiff “alleged facts, unrebutted by Salem, that established a prima facie case of jurisdiction over Salem”

Holding that the plaintiff’s trademark infringement allegations "satisf[ied] the Calder effects test for personal jurisdiction—the commission of an intentional tort, expressly aimed at a specific individual in the forum whose effects were suffered in the forum"

Holding that the long-arm statute extends jurisdiction over a defendant who allegedly caused injury in Florida by negligently drafting and reviewing a will outside of Florida

Holding that relevant factors for deciding whether a business was being carried on include the presence and operation of an office in Florida, possessing a license to do business in Florida, the number of Florida clients, and the percentage of revenue gleaned from Florida clients

Holding that ".. .there must be a showing that the speaker used his privileged position to gratify his malevolence."

Noting that, if the defendant makes a showing of the inapplicability of the long-arm statute, "the plaintiff is required to substantiate the jurisdictional allegations in the complaint by affidavits or other competent proof, and not merely reiterate the factual allegations in the complaint"

Holding that the failure to raise a compulsory counterclaim in the first suit will result in a waiver of that claim

Holding that the defendant had sufficient minimum contacts with Florida partly because the plaintiff felt all of his harm from the intentional torts directed at him by the defendant in Florida

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Authorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts

Referencing Fla. Stat. § 685.102