District Court of Appeal of Florida

In an action concerning allegedly negligent audit work performed by defendant, orders denying defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction and improper venue are reversed in part as to the order on venue where plaintiff was bound by its subsidiary's agreement that disputes arising out of the engagement would be litigated in the United Kingdom.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/19/2006
• Published 05/19/2006

Judges

• GRIFFIN, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Toscano, of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., Orlando, and Jennifer L. Conn, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, New York, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter A. Ketcham, Jr., and Ramon Vazquez, of Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide Telan, P.A., Orlando, and Frank T. Apodaca of Susman Godfrey, LLP, Houston, TX, for Appellee.