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JETBROADBAND WV v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA

No. 3D08-3057.

13 So.3d 159 (2009)

JETBROADBAND WV, LLC and Jetbroadband VA, LLC, Appellants, v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shutts & Bowen and Steven M. Ebner, Miami, for appellants.

Vezina, Lawrence & Piscitelli and Daniel R. Vega, Coral Gables; Carlton Fields and Matthew J. Conigliaro and Stephanie C. Zimmerman, St. Petersburg, for appellee.

Before RAMIREZ, SUAREZ, and CORTIÑAS, JJ.

CORTIÑAS, J.

We review an issue of first impression for Florida courts, that is, whether, pursuant to sections 685.101-.102, Florida Statutes (1989), parties to a commercial contract can, by agreement alone, confer personal jurisdiction on a Florida court. We hold that they can.

This lawsuit arises out of a multi-million dollar contract, whereby appellee, MasTec North America, Inc. ("MasTec") agreed to perform services on certain cable systems in Virginia...

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