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Declan Flight, Inc.v.Textron eAviation, Inc.

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.24-10913
Decided2026-05-26
ReporterNo. 24-10913 (11th Cir. 2026)
JudgesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Tags
Eleventh CircuitForum-Selection ClauseNon-SignatoriesTortious InterferencePersonal JurisdictionForum Non ConveniensContracts
Case Summary

Declan Flight and related parties sued Textron eAviation and others over an aircraft-development venture, alleging tortious interference and related wrongdoing. The district court dismissed claims under a forum-selection clause and for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Eleventh Circuit held that the court’s non-signatory enforcement analysis did not justify dismissal of the first two counts under forum non conveniens and that the record supported personal jurisdiction over the remaining defendant for the third count. The court reversed the dismissals and remanded for further proceedings. The official caption is Declan Flight, Inc., not “Declan Flight Technologies, Inc.”

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