Labry v. Whitney National Bank, AB9G, LLC

Ed Labry, Bill Benton, and Kevin Adams appeal the denial of their motion to dismiss, on grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, the complaint filed by Whitney National Bank (Whitney) against them (and others) seeking to collect on a loan Whitney made to AB9G, LLC, a Florida corporation. Whitney alleged that appellants (and others) guaranteed the loan and that AB9G’s default triggered payment obligations under the guaranties. In their motion, appellants, defendants below, asserted that they reside in Tennessee, executed the guaranties there, and lack any other connection to Florida in their…