Legal Opinion

Abdo v. Abdo

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 21, 2018No. Case No. 2D18-134Published

1Opinion of the Court

KHOUZAM, Judge.

*144In this nonfinal appeal, two nonresident entities, Social Media Ltd LLC (SMLL) and Social Media Inc. Ltd. (SMIL), challenge the trial court's order denying their motion to quash service and/or dismiss the second amended complaint based on a lack of personal jurisdiction. Because the second amended complaint fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional facts to establish Florida's personal jurisdiction over SMLL and SMIL, we reverse.

Factual Background

This case arose over a dispute regarding the ownership of several "adult-oriented" websites and the merchant account associated with…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Venetian Salami Co. v. ParthenaisSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Rollins, Inc. v. ButlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Dania Jai-Alai Palace, Inc. v. SykesSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Wendt v. HorowitzSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  5. Gasparini v. PordomingoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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