SOLARBLUE
v.
JONES

Fla. 5th DCA | 2018-01-15
No. 5D16-4374
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2018) Negative Treatment

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Holding

Personal jurisdiction existed over the defendants in the forum state without violating due process.


Headnotes

[1] In determining whether personal jurisdiction exists, the court's primary concern must be the burden on the defendant of litigating in the forum to comply with due process…

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“in determining whether personal jurisdiction is present, primary concern is burden on defendant of litigating in forum because to do otherwise would offend due process”

The court cited Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court to establish the relevant standard for personal jurisdiction analysis.

Facts & Procedural History

Solarblue, LLC, Solarblue Canada, Inc., and Lee Maher appealed a decision by the Circuit Court for Orange County. The appeal involved a dispute with B…

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Opinion of the Court

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED SOLARBLUE, LLC, SOLARBLUE CANADA, INC. AND LEE MAHER, Appellants, v. Case No. 5D16-4374 BENNETT JONES, LLP AND ERNEST W. BELYEA, ESQ., Appellees. ________________________________/ Opinion filed January 19, 2018 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Alice Blackwell, Judge. Jennifer K. Birmingham, The Birmingham Law Firm, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellants. Michael M. Brownlee, of Fisher Rushmer, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty., 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1779–81 (2017) (explaining that in determining whether personal jurisdiction is present, primary concern is burden on defendant of litigating in forum because to do otherwise would offend due process).

ORFINGER, EVANDER and WALLIS, JJ., concur.


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