Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 18 - 22, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Heyman v. Cooper - land use
Gulfstream Aerospace v. OceltipAviation - arbitration
US v. Smith - First Step Act
US v. Stowers - wiretaps, concurrence
US v. Mosely - sentencing
Speech First v. Cartwright - First Amendment, campus harassment, concurrence

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Boyle v. Samotin - medical negligence, tolling, presuit notice

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Cohen v. Autumn Village - Assisted Living Facilities Act, scope
State v. Mackendrick - postconviction relief
Philip Morris v. Manning - concurrence, venue, transfer
Briggs v. Briggs - marital dissolution
Astaphan v. DOH - medical license, emergency restriction

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

RJ Reynolds v. Jones - Engle, punitive damages
Massey v. Edison Ins - insurance, assignment of benefits, standing
Cintron v. State - theft, fair market value, jury instructions
Century-Nat'l Ins v. Regions All Care - insurance, PIP, overdue claim
Jones v. McKinney - probate, claims priority
Welch v. State - postconviction relief
Crawford v. Grubb - eviction, default judgment, premature
Hornsleuth v. McCloud - mandamus, CDC eviction moratorium, stay
Nasmin Enter v. Carliszle/Wilson - appellate jurisdiction
Kalogianis v. State - postconviction relief
Heritage v. Fairway - insurance, appraisal, supplemental claim

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Ordway v. Karibu Props - inter vivos transfer, donative intent
Unifirst v. Stronger Collision - ex parte arbitration
Levy v. Donnefeld - martial dissolution, time-sharing
Homestead v. USA - prohibition, Harris Act, quasi-legislative act
Parkhomchuk v. AIY - appellate jurisdiction, rendition, rule 1.540
Univ P&C v. Dimanche - default judgment, setting aside
Aersale v. Total Air Serv - statutory fuel lien
SA v. DCF - parental rights, termination
U of Miami v. Jones - medical malpractice, presuit requirements

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Montgomery v. State - peremptory challenge, reduce charge
Greenberg v. Bekins - discovery, damages
Garcia v. Soto - stalking, pattern of harassment
Porsche v. Copans Motors - franchise modification
Total Care v. Citizens - notice, assignment, insurance benefits
Cross v. State - warrantless search
Hollywood v. Haynie - sua sponte dismissal
Martin Memorial v. Gorham - certiorari, pre-suit requirements
Marcelus v. Aqua Finance - default judgment

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Graham v. Graham - alimony, child support, income calculation
Scaggs v. State - Anders, cost

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