Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 25 - 29, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Citadel Sec v. SEC - administrative review, trading, latency arbitrage
Khatabi v. Car Auto - sex discrimination, damages caps
Declan Flight v. Textron eAviation - forum non conveniens, personal jurisdiction
USA v. Irons - sentencing
Drummond v. Southern Co Servs - ERISA, payment calculations

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Gessner v. Southern - employment, retaliation, Whistle-Blower’s Act
In re Fla R GP&JA - amended rule re AI

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Blue Seven v. DOH - administrative review, float tank permit
Madden v. State - evidence, photographs
Le Blanc v. Waters - summary affirmance, punitive damages amendment

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Bassett v. Morine - future medical expenses, remittitur
Ramos v. State - postconviction relief
Zielinski v. Palermo - landlord tenant
Kennedy Law Grp v. Uiterwyk -  Engle-progeny fee dispute, tortious interference, pleadings
Caputo v. Ploe - vacatur, void order, pending appeal
Schiro v. Elliott - probate, homestead status
Cabezudo v. Cabezudo - pro se sanctions
Gingell v. Panichelli - Applegate affirmance

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Londres v. Leid - insufficient record
Wolland v. Wolland - rehearing, attorney’s fees
Major v. Sheriff of Monroe Cnty - unfair labor practice charge
Little v. Bath & Kitchen - attorney’s fees, multiplier
Santaella v. Vaz - certiorari, compulsory medical examination
Wilson v. State - belated appeal, postconviction relief
Universal v. Corniel - directed verdict, evidence
Gelin v. Carrington - foreclosure, standing, relief
Sears v. State - aggravated assault with firearm, evidence
Graham v. Saintil - stalking, injunction
Menocal v. Harrington - confession of error, dismissal of complaint
Barrish v. Interiors - FDUTPA, evidence
Genie v. Citizens - confession of error, certiorari, taxable costs
Mesamours v. State - resisting, evidence, peremptory challenge, twelve-person jury
Brewer v. State - illegal sentence
Petterson-Grifith v. State - battery, evidence
Foster v. Jimenez - directed verdict, evidence
Cochran v. State - illegal sentence
Richburg-Smith v. Nkrumah - will, validity
Bradshaw v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Jhaveri v. Rivas - corporate veil
Kuehne v. OJ Commerce - PFS, choice of law
Ceglio v. Womer - statement of claim, extension
Medders v. State - double jeopardy
Innocent v. Meraki - transcript quotations
Weiss v. Abraham - attorney’s fees, ward
Davis v. Geo Group - failure to challenge grounds
Owens v. Albrecht - arbitration
Avery v. Beauzil - pro se sanctions
Eclectic Synergy - disqualification, sanctions

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

St Pierre v. State Farm - homeowner’s insurance, notice, § 627.70152, retroactivity
Trusteebiz v. El Ladki - intervention, vacate judgment; certiorari, irreparable harm  
Law v. Williams - personal representative, surcharge, substantial evidence
Smith-Fullerton v. Fullerton - disqualification, trial counsel, former judge

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

State v. Bounds - suppression of evidence
White v. State - sentencing
Lowe v. State - sentencing
Alexander v. Capital One - default judgment
Greager v. DOH - jurisdiction, administrative appeals
Langley v. Deutsche Bank - foreclosure sale
Bradley v. DOR - child support


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