Ancla International SA v Tribeca Asset Management Inc Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida - No 3D18-1078 - Lower Tribunal No 15-26465 - Opinion - 28 August 2019
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2019
Summary
This appeal arises from a dispute as to whether language in an arbitration clause subjects two non-resident entities, Appellant Ancla International, S.A. and Appellee Tribeca Asset Management, to personal jurisdiction in Florida. The trial court granted Tribeca’s motion to dismiss Ancla’s petition to compel arbitration for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because we interpret the plain meaning of the disputed language to confer jurisdiction on Florida courts to enforce the parties’ Confidentiality Agreement, we reverse.