District Court of Appeal of Florida

In a suit arising from a ship collision in Bahamian waters, denial of a ship owner's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed where defendant-owner did not have sufficient minimum contacts with the state to support jurisdiction at the time of the filing of the suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2006
• Published 08/23/2006

Judges

• WARNER, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roberta G. Mandel, Andrew W. Anderson and Matthew J. Valcourt of Houck Anderson P.A., Miami, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca B. Watford of The Watford Law Firm, and Charles R. Lipcon of Lipcon, Margulies and Alsina, P.A., Miami, for appellee.