Abdo v. Abdo
Two nonresident entities appealed the denial of their motion to quash service and dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Second District reversed, holding the second amended complaint failed to plead sufficient jurisdictional facts under section 48.193(1)(a)(1), (2), or (7), or under the alter ego theory, because the underlying torts (breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, conspiracy, civil theft) and agency and veil-piercing elements were pleaded only conclusorily against the entities.
Key facts
- Two nonresident entities appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to quash service and dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- The second amended complaint alleged that the entities committed breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, conspiracy, and civil theft, and that veil-piercing and agency theories applied, but pleaded these claims only conclusorily without factual support.
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