District Court of Appeal of Florida
Hatfield v. Autonation, Inc., 4D05-2129
Order denying out-of-state defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in response to plaintiff's action involving a non-compete agreement is affirmed where defendant engaged in continuous and systematic general business contact with Florida, and a forum-selection clause in the parties' underlying contract selected Florida.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/21/2005
- Published 12/21/2005
Judges
- GERBER, JONATHAN D., Associate Judge.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Alex J. Sabo and Seth V. Alhadeff of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., Miramar, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jon K. Stage and Eric K. Gabrielle of Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.