Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 17-21, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Rosales-Mendez v. US Att’y Gen - immigration, removal hearing, notice
Tanner v. Stryker - FMLA, retaliation
USA v. Harding - extrinsic evidence, limiting instruction, new trial
Va Redding v. Coloplast - products liability, mesh implant, limitations period
Spears v. Patel - FLSA, individual as liable employer
PB Legacy v. Am Mariculture - magistrate judge participation in trial, lack of consent
USA v. Harden - search and seizure

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

DeSantis v. Dream Defenders - riot, participation, 11th Circuit certified question
In re J Woolsey - judicial discipline
In re Family L Forms - amended forms

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Ford v. State - aggravated stalking, evidence, substantial emotional distress
Richardson v. State - double jeopardy
Smith v. State - prohibition, immunity from prosecution
Simmons v. State - similar act evidence
Heath v. State - continuance; evidence, prior incidents

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Carter v. State - search and seizure
DW v. State - discovery violation, Richardson hearing
Zuniga-Mejia v. State - postconviction relief
Irick v. Jones - lack of trial transcript
Whitacre v. Ragan - timesharing, modification, due process
Norman v. RAAC - unemployment, referee’s decision, time to appeal

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Philip Morris v. Chadwell - Engle-progeny action, reliance, evidence
Hernandez v. State - speedy trial waiver,  evidence
Katha v. SHEDDF3-AE - foreclosure, standing, assignment
Health & Wellness v. Infinity - letter of representation, hearsay
951 Harbor Dr v. SD Constr - claim-splitting, waiver
Del Valle v. SafePoint - preservation, insufficient record
Fuentes v. Link - quiet title, conveyance, evidence
Imani Elite Props v. City of Mia - jurisdiction, exhaustion of administrative remedies
Mendez v. CASA Fin Holdings - rule 1.540(b)(5) motion
Zanah v. Account Servs - FDCPA, debt validation
Valdes v. Verona at Deering Bay CA - premises liability, notice
City of Mia Beach v. Brockhouse - dismissal, notice, due process
Carbonell v. Glade - proceedings supplementary, sanctions, homestead
Ortega v. Burger King - premises liability, independent contractor, punitive damages
Djurasevic v. Thompson - foreclosure, standing
Imperial Air Servs v. Flores - service, insufficient record
Smith v. Smith - timesharing, evidence
Hart v. Dade Cnty Fed Credit Union - insufficient record
XBTO Mining v. Crypto Caverns - temporary injunction, evidence
Aguilar v. Ocana - insufficient record
Vazquez v. B & R Supermarket - referee’s findings
Angilot v. DOR - child support, evidence, preservation
BD v. DCF - certiorari, mental health examination

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Noel v. State - probation, restitution
Publix v. Safonte - constructive knowledge, slip and fall
Malley v. Malley - parenting plan
Carmel v. Fleicher - standing, interested person
Bailey v. PTIC - insurance, bad faith
Hasbrouck v. State - oral plea withdrawal

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Conde v. Conde - dissolution, goodwill, multi-member medical practice
Rosenberg v. Rosenberg - certified question; dissolution, goodwill, medical practice
Bison Roofing v. Gentile - dismissal, withdrawal, new counsel
SW v. DCF - Medicaid benefits
Hazan v. Reid - civil battery, lack of transcript, preservation
Sloan v. Fisher - new trial, closing argument
Morgenier v. J Dickert Pop Health Srvcs - certiorari; discovery, confidential health information
JL v. State - Anders appeal, corrected order
Orlando Health v. Mohan - rehearing; punitive damages, amendment; intent, gross negligence
Harris v. State - habeas corpus

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

King Reyes Transport v. Baker - dilatory litigation tactics
State v. Petit-Frere - death sentencing procedure


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