821 So. 2d 408 - Korman v. Kent’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the Legislature intended for this provision to encompass all tortious acts which were complete outside Florida, but ultimately have consequences here only because a Florida resident suffers damages, we believe it would be incumbent on the Legislature to make that statutory purpose clear in the plainest of language.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hirsch v. Weitz · 964 So. 2d 228 - Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. v. Haney

2. “A defendant who is engaged in substantial and not isolated activity within this state, whether such activity is wholly interstate, intrastate, or otherwise, is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, whether or not the claim arises from that activity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 964 So. 2d 228 - Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. v. Haney

3. “encompasses conduct where the defendant acts outside Florida to directly cause injury or damage a person within this state.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 964 So. 2d 228 - Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. v. Haney