Vickers v. HBS Collections, LLC

Raymond B. Vickers appeals a non-final order denying his motion to dismiss the amended complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. Vickers, a resident of Alaska since January 2008, was sued in 2011 by HBS Collections, LLC (“HBS”), as assign-ee of the law firm of Fowler White Burnett (“FWB”), for unpaid legal bills allegedly incurred by Vickers from 2007 through 2010. The amended complaint, which included a count for breach of oral contract and quantum meruit, alleged, in part, that FWB and Vickers orally agreed FWB would perform legal services in the State of Florida and that all payments…