Legal Opinion

Rautenberg v. Falz

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 11, 2016No. 2D15-2938PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.'

Thomas Falz sued Christian Rauten-berg, individually, and Sybac Solar AG, Co., a German company, for defamation and tortious interference. - Rautenberg, a German citizen, appeals a nonfinal order that denies his amended motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because the complaint fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional facts against Rautenberg, we reverse and remand for the trial court to dismiss the complaint without prejudice.

This case arose from statements Rau-tenberg made on December 20, 2013, that form the basis for claims for defamation and tortious…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Walden v. FioreSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  2. Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Venetian Salami Co. v. ParthenaisSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
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