Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 28 - August 1, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Pop v. LuliFama.com - class action, FDUTPA, influencers
Perfection Bakeries v. Retail Wholesale - pension fund, withdrawal liability
Bayse v. Philbin - qualified immunity, § 1983
Fulton v. Fulton Bd of Commr’s - takings
USA v. Kluge  
Regueiro v. Am Airlines - Helms-Burton Act
Mignott v. Ga Bar Foundation - class action, discriminatory prosecution, § 1983
Glynn Environ Coalition v. Sea Island - Clean Water Act, federal jurisdiction, waiver

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Clakley v. State - sentencing
Guglielmo v. DOC - workers’ compensation
Leavitt Rec v. Fla Caverns - obtaining insurance coverage
Hanniford v. USAA - excusable neglect
Carr v. DOH - nursing license, administrative challenge, extension of time
DOC v. Campbell - sovereign immunity, inmate suit
Tucker v. State - competency, right to testify
Garmany v. State - probation violation

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Higgins v. State - jail credit

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Vega v. Citizens - settlement, case jurisdiction
Grantley v. State - postconviction relief, pro se filings
Perez v. State - attempted second-degree murder, evidence
Conley v. Gordon - preservation, insufficient record
Marin-Igarza v. Am Sales - dismissal, lack of prosecution
Dawkins v. State - postconviction relief
McClenney v. State - habeas, successive petition
Samuel v. Hamptons W CA - attorney’s fees, continuance
RJ Reynolds v. Rey - jury instructions, Engle findings, fraud claims
State v.  Zulaga - driving without license, sua sponte dismissal
Shiflet v. State - habeas, gain time, jurisdiction
Nathanials v. State - postconviction relief
Walls v. State - restitution, evidence
Castillo v. Valbonesi - dismissal, lack of prosecution
Yahya Trading v. Mohamed - venue, forum selection clause
Surf Consultants v. Sanchez - service of process, waiver, dismissal
Weaver v. State - postconviction relief
Johnson v. State - parole, no right
Hernandez v. State - credit on fine and costs, no entitlement
Mijares v. Sanchez - appellate jurisdiction, no appealable order
City of Mia v. Gonzalez - ordinance, municipal elections, constitutionality

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Avila v. State - probation, supervision cost
McPherson v. Samuel - appellate costs, entitlement, certified conflict
Mosia v. Foglia - default judgment, unliquidated damages
Bergman v. Bergman - marital dissolution, contempt, attorney’s fees
Haven House No. 4 v. Sagaro - arbitration, scope
US Bank v. Diamond - foreclosure, rehearing, appellate jurisdiction
Delta v. Iuliano - prohibition, federal preemption, airline refund
LCS Presidential v. Davis - arbitration, assisted living, decedent
City of WPB v. Harrell - arbitration, conditions precedent
DeCosta v. State - sentencing
King’s Academy v. Caliendo - arbitration, failure to raise, waiver

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Hunter v. State - speedy trial, Interstate Agreement on Detainers
Pickard v. State - probation revocation; sentence, vindictive
Navarro v. State - murder, competency, sentence
Vining v. State - manslaughter, firearm; concealed weapon; sentence
US Bank v. Estate of Zayas - foreclosure, post-judgment orders, jurisdiction
Thompson v. American Express - default, liquidated damages
DCF v. KW - corrected opinion; dependency

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

16205 Captiva Drive v. Levinson - construction of easement agreement, apparent authority
Brugal v. City of Naples - four-corners rule, exhaustion of administrative remedies
Jones v. FDC - venue for writ of mandamus
The Acad of Ability v. McCloud - abandonment of argument
Burgess v. Fed Nat Mortg Ass'n - summary disposition


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