Banco De La Construccion, S.A. v. Inversiones Y Commercio, Inc.

Banco De La Construcción, S.A. (“Banco”), a Guatemalan bank, appeals from a non-final order of the trial court which denied its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens. We affirm the denial of Banco’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.1 It has not been established on this record, however, that this case has a sufficiently strong nexus to Florida’s interests pursuant to Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 674 So.2d 86 (1996) to justify the use of Florida state courts and other judicial resources to resolve this claim. Therefore,…