Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of January 26 - 30, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Rodgers - Fifth Amendment, right to silence
Hughes v. Locure - § 1983, qualified immunity
USA v. Ott - sentencing
Lewis v. Fulton Cnty Sheriff - blind inmate, ADA, Rehabilitation Act
Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood - en banc order vacating this opinion, administrative exhaustion
Finney v. Metropolitan Life - insurance, coverage, death, contributing illness

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R App P - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Hugger v. State - sentencing
Schneider v. DeSantis - appellate jurisdiction, order granting motion to dismiss
Byrd v. Smart & Safe Fla - ballot initiatives, resident circulators, inactive voters, Secretary’s directions

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Garrett v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Mojica v. State - evidence of mental injury, dissent
Mitchell v. State - revocation of probation
Perpall v. State - continuance
Francois v. State - closing arguments
Tucker v. State - sentencing
USAA v. MSP Recovery Claims - class certification, predominance
Fossan v. Safe Harbor Management - non-compete, injunctive relief
Calderon v. State - plea negotiation privilege
Camacho v. Citizens Property Ins - coverage, untimely notice
Libman v. Cardiovascular Mobile Serv - contractual attorney’s fees
Sanker v. Baptiste - eviction, inadequate record on appeal
Knowles v. State - postconviction relief
Hamad v. Sarsour - arbitration, inadequate record on appeal
Am Coastal Ins v. Versailles Gardens I Condo - coverage, appraisal
Dalencour v. BTI 1179 - vacatur of default, bankruptcy
James v. State - sentencing
Aguilar v. Rojas Leal - denial of certiorari, struck expert, Binger
Powell v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Fritz v. Tower Hill - appellate jurisdiction; attorney’s fees

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Williams v. Leesburg Reg’l Med Ctr - med mal; expert exclusion, causation, Daubert
Roe v. NPC Int’l - negligence, employee accident, vicarious liability, exoneration rule
Williams v. State - pro se filing restrictions
Jerry v. State - pro se filing restrictions

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Santiago v. Wilmington Tr - summary judgment, statement on the record
English v. English - injunction, credibility determination
Turo v. Mobley - punitive damages, evidentiary support


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