Appeals Regarding Personal Jurisdiction

In a matter where a commercial landlord sued its tenant’s personal guarantors as the result of the tenant’s breach of the lease, the guarantors moved to dismiss the lawsuit based on personal jurisdiction. Check here for more on this matter. A trial court’s ruling on personal jurisdiction is an immediately appealable ruling--a trial court’s determination relating to personal jurisdiction is an immediately appealable non-final order (non-final order meaning the order does not finally dispose of the lawsuit). See Fla.R.App.P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(i). A determination on personal jurisdiction is an important issue. If a court grants a motion to dismiss based on lack of personal...