RIZACK v. SIGNATURE BANK, N.A.

No. 4D18-546.

267 So.3d 24 (2019)

Joshua RIZACK, As Plan Administrator of the Post-Confirmation Estate of West End Financial Advisors LLC, et al., Appellant, v. SIGNATURE BANK, N.A., Chris Efstratiou and Charles Liggio, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen M. Fiore of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee, Steven R. Wirth of Akerman LLP, Tampa, Christine B. Gardner of Akerman LLP, West Palm Beach, Jay Cohen of Cohen, Blostein & Ayala, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and James Wes Christian of Christian, Jewell & Smith, LLP, Houston, TX, for appellants.

William E. Davis and Akiesha Gilcrist Sainvil of Foley & Lardner LLP, Miami, John E. Westerman , Jeffrey A. Miller , and Michael E. Planell of Westerman, Ball, Ederer, Miller, Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP, Uniondale, NY for appellees.


Appellants, including several Florida investors, appeal the trial court's dismissal of their complaint against Appellees with prejudice due to a lack of personal jurisdiction. They assert that the trial court should have permitted jurisdictional discovery. We agree.

There is no dispute that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases