MC TRUST
v.
COHEN DE MISHAAN
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A court lacks personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has insufficient minimum contacts with Florida and where the plaintiff fails to establish that the actionable tort was committed in the state.
[1] A plaintiff bears the burden of establishing that a defendant has the requisite minimum contacts with the State of Florida to establish personal jurisdiction.
[2] A Florida court lacks personal jurisdiction over a defendant who is not a resident of Florida unless the plaintiff demonstrates the defendant committed an actionable tort…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceSteven Mishaan, as trustee of MC Trust, sued Solita Cohen de Mishaan, individually and as trustee of MC Trust, in Miami-Dade County circuit court. Sol…
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PER CURIAM.
Steven Mishaan (“Steven”), as trustee and on behalf of MC Trust, appeals a final judgment dismissing with prejudice his action against Solita Cohen de Mishaan (“Solita”), individually and as trustee of MC Trust, for lack of personal jurisdiction and, alternatively, on the basis of forum non conveniens.1 We affirm.
After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court determined that it did not have personal jurisdiction over Solita because she is not a resident of Florida and because Steven failed to meet his burden of establishing that she had the requisite minimum contacts with the State of Florida or that the alleged actionable tort was committed in Florida. Upon our review of the evidentiary hearing transcript and the record on appeal, we agree. See § 48.193(2), Fla. Stat. (2017); § 736.0202(2), Fla. Stat. (2017); Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So. 2d 499 (Fla. 1989);
Machtinger v. Inertial Airline Servs., Inc., 937 So. 2d 730, 734 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006).2 Affirmed.
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- Venetian Salami Co. v. J.S. Parthenais, 554 So. 2d 499 (Fla. 1989)
- MacHtinger v. Inertial Airline Servs., Inc., 937 So. 2d 730 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)