ACHERMAN v. HISCOX INSURANCE SERVICES GUERNSEY LIMITED (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Martin Lustgarten ACHERMAN, Appellant, v. HISCOX INSURANCE SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED, etc., et al., Appellees.

No. 3D21-1172

Decided: April 06, 2022

Before LINDSEY, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.

Osorio Internacional, P.A., and Carlos F. Osorio, Warren D. Zaffuto and Andres F. Rey, for appellant. Simon, Reed & Salazar, P.A., and Michael Simon; Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., and Elizabeth K. Russo, for appellee Hiscox Insurance Services (Guernsey) Limited.

Affirmed. Manrique v. Fabbri, 493 So. 2d 437, 440 (Fla. 1986) (“ ‘[C]ourts possess discretion to decline to exercise jurisdiction in recognition of the parties’ free and voluntary choice of a different forum.’ ” (quoting Smith, Valentino & Smith, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, 17 Cal. 3d 491, 495, 131 Cal.Rptr. 374, 551 P.2d 1206 (1976))); Farmers Grp., Inc. v. Madio & Co., Inc., 869 So. 2d 581, 582 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004) (stating the court will “not preclude enforcement of an otherwise valid forum selection clause where ․ there is a significant and obvious nexus between the claim and the Agreement”); World Vacation Travel, S.A., de C.V. v. Brooker, 799 So. 2d 410, 412 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) (enforcing a forum selection clause where the appellees claims were not severable from the agreement, and the claims arose solely out of the agreement).

PER CURIAM.

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