Legal Opinion
Reiss v. Ocean World, S.A.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 6, 2009No. 4D08-3836PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCiklin, J.
Appellant Diana Reiss appeals the non-final order denying her motion to dismiss appellee Ocean World’s second amended complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because the facts pled in the complaint do not constitute the commission of a tortious act within Florida or otherwise establish the requisite minimum contacts with the state, we reverse.
Ocean World, S.A., a foreign corporation, entered into a contract for the purchase of twelve dolphins from Taiji, Japan, to be delivered to its amusement park in the Dominican Republic. Ocean World also entered into a contract with the Taiji Whale…
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