Sol Melia, S.A. v. Fontana – substitute service insufficient
In Sol Melia, S.A. v. Fontana, the 3rd DCA ruled that the Plaintiffs attempts to serve the Defendant, a foreign corporation, through it’s U.S. Based subsidiary did not satisfy the requirements of Florida’s Substitute Service Statute, s. 48.081(2). Fontana filed suit against Sol Melia after she allegedly slipped and broke her hip entering a jacuzzi… Read more