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Insurance — Personal injury protection — Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Minimum contacts  

Jan 31st, 2023 in by admin

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Minimum contacts — Complaint for PIP benefits fails to allege sufficient facts to bring action within ambit of Florida’s long-arm statute and to demonstrate that insurer has sufficient minimum contacts with state to satisfy due process requirements where policy at issue originated in Michigan and insurer is not incorporated in Florida, does not have agents or business locations in Florida, does not transact business in Florida, and is not authorized to sell insurance in Florida — Motion to quash service and dismiss case is granted