Legal Opinion
Jetbroadband WV, LLC v. Mastec North America, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 10, 2009No. 3D08-3057PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORTIÑAS, J.
We review an issue of first impression for Florida courts, that is, whether, pursuant to sections 685.101-.102, Florida Statutes (1989), parties to a commercial contract can, by agreement alone, confer personal jurisdiction on a Florida court. We hold that they can.
This lawsuit arises out of a multi-million dollar contract, whereby appellee, MasTec North America, Inc. (“MasTec”) agreed to perform services on certain cable systems in Virginia owned by appellants, Jetbroad-band WV, LLC and Jetbroadband VA, LLC, (collectively “Jet”). 1 On appeal, Jet argues that the trial court erred…
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