Banco Colpatria Cayman, Inc. v. Illial International, S.A.
Banco Colpatria Cayman, Inc. v. Illial International, S.A.
Opinion of the Court
AppellanVdefendant, a Caymanian-regis-tered bank, appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
The trial court conducted a day-long evi-dentiary hearing on the appellant/defendant’s motion to dismiss at which the ap-pellees/plaintiffs presented evidence that the defendant bank’s only Caymanian presence was a “mail drop” and that the Colombian office urged by the bank to be
We conclude that there was competent, substantial evidence to support the trial court’s finding that, pursuant to section 48.193(l)(a), Florida Statutes, the defendant was operating, conducting, engaging in, or carrying on a business or business venture in this state and that defendant’s contacts were sufficient to satisfy the due process test of minimum contacts. See Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So.2d 499, 500-01 (Fla. 1989). The trial court properly denied the defendant bank’s motion to dismiss.
Affirmed.
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