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SHIN-KOBE ELEC. MACH. CO., LTD. v. ROCKWELL

No. 99-01613.

750 So.2d 67 (1999)

SHIN-KOBE ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD., a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Shane O. ROCKWELL and Tampa Forklift, Inc., a Florida corporation, CIM Industrial Machinery, Inc., a foreign corporation, and Toyo Umpanki Co., Ltd., a foreign corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry M. Roth and Frank D. Hosley of Roth, Edwards & Smith, P.A., Maitland, for Appellant.

Daniel D. Moody, Bartow, for Appellee Shane O. Rockwell.

Denise Anderson Byrd and Aaron D. Alfano of Butler Burnette Pappas, Tampa, for Appellee Tampa Forklift, Inc. (Briefs adopted by Appellee Shane O. Rockwell.)

No appearance for Appellees CIM and Toyo.

WHATLEY, Judge.

Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Company appeals an order denying its motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We conclude that Florida does not have personal jurisdiction over Shin-Kobe and reverse.

Shane Rockwell sued CIM Industrial Machinery, a forklift distributor, and Tampa Forklift, a forklift retailer, for injuries he received when a battery on a forklift exploded. The battery was manufactured by Shin-Kobe. Shin-Kobe sold the...

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