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7 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 2018–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Stephen H. Snider v. Mary Lou Snider Metcalfe, etc., and Randy Ransom Culler, etc.green2 sentences2025See Clear 2 Close Title, LLC v. Zap Cap., Inc., 373 So. 3d 1183 , 1187 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (“A trial court's ruling on a motion to quash service of process, to the extent it involves questions of law, is subject to de novo review.”); see also Snider v. Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the ‘first opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court's jurisdiction.”). 2024P. 1.140(b), 1.140(h); then citing Miller v. Marriner, 403 So. 2d 472, 475 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981)); Snider v. Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the ‘first opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court’s jurisdiction.”); Century-Nat’l Ins. | 6 | 6 |
CONSOLIDATED ALUMINIUM CORP. v. Weinrothgreen2 sentences2024Aluminum Corp. v. Weinroth, 422 So. 2d 330, 331 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982))); Snider v. Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the ‘first opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court's jurisdiction.”). 1 Accordingly we reverse the trial court’s dismissal order and remand this case for further proceedings. 2022See Consolidated Aluminum Corp. v. Weinroth, 422 So. 2d 330, 331 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982); see also Snider v. Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the 'first 6 opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court’s jurisdiction.”); Lennar Homes, Inc. v. Gabb Constr. | 2 | 2 |
Miller v. Marrinergreen1 sentence2024P. 1.140(b), 1.140(h); then citing Miller v. Marriner, 403 So. 2d 472, 475 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981)); Snider v. Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the ‘first opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court’s jurisdiction.”); Century-Nat’l Ins. | 1 | 1 |
Lennar Homes v. Gabb Const. Servicesgreen1 sentence2022Servs., Inc., 654 So. 2d 649, 651 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (“A defendant who fails to contest the sufficiency of service of process at the inception of the case . . . has waived [its right to assert] this defense . . . at a later stage in the proceedings.”); Cumberland Software, Inc. v. Great Am. | 1 | 1 |
Krivanek v. TAKE BACK TAMPA POLITICAL COM.green1 sentence2020See Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Comm., 625 So. 2d 840, 842 (Fla. 1993). | 1 | 1 |
Bryant v. Stategreen1 sentence2018(Crim.) 15.3. 5 Metcalfe, 157 So. 3d 422, 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (“Lack of personal jurisdiction is a waivable defense that must be raised at the ‘first opportunity’ and before the defendant takes any steps in the proceeding constituting submission to the court’s jurisdiction.”); Bryant v. State, 650 So. 2d 68, 69-70 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (holding that where the state files an information against a defendant after the speedy trial period, a defendant waives the speedy trial right without taking timely action). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.