Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 9 - 13, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Dream Defenders v Fla Gov - riots, certified Fla law question
FCOLA v Foremost Title­ - trademark
Landcastle Acq v Renasant Bk - D’Oench doctrine, dissent
Mortgage Corp of the South v Bozeman - bankruptcy, antimodification
Royal Palm Village Residents v Slider - attorney fees, concurrence
US v Pate - rehearing en banc granted, vacating this case
US v Harrison - crime of violence
US v Moran - child porn

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

RR v. DCF - dismissal, failure to prosecute
MB v. DCF - dismissal, failure to prosecute
Davis v. Dixon - dismissal, untimely rehearing motion
Washington v. State - public defenders, designations and refusals

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Barguiarena v. Tefteller - child support, unraised argument
Davis v. Verandah at Lake Grady - homeowners association, restrictions, quiet title
Cassella v. Travelers - civil remedy notice
Periannan v. Kuppusamy - scrivener’s error
Gibson-Capo v. State - probation revocation, sentencing
Lake Lincoln v. Manatee - inverse condemnation, Bert Harris, relevant parcel
AJ Therapy v. Imperial Fire & Cas - four corners rule
Mercado v. State - sentencing
Evans v. State - jury trial waiver

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Chakra 5 v. Miami Bch - § 1983, due process, code inspectors
Kocik v. Fernandez - shareholder agreement, standing, party in interest rule
Saleh v. Miami Gardens Square One - FACTA, standing
Martex v. Artiles - independent contractor, in limine order violation, closing argument
Deitsch v. Lloyds - insurance, appraisal, fees and costs
MSP Recovery v. Coloplast - personal jurisdiction
Hidalgo v. Binder - foreclosure, rule 1.540, finality, excusable neglect
Perez v. Gallego - certiorari, indefinite stay
McIntosh v. US Bank - foreclosure, summary judgment, modification
Westbrook v. State - pro se sanctions
Crane v. Crane - certiorari, psychological evaluation

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Mcardle v. Mcardle - attorney’s fees, pleading
Muentes v. Rosenwater - attorney’s fees, retainer agreement
People’s Trust v. Polanco - attorney’s fees, insurance, entitlement
Hollywood Park Apts v. Hollywood - prohibition, disqualification

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Robinson v. State - DNA testing, materiality

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

No decisions this week

©2026 Carlton Fields, P.A. Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields, LLP. Carlton Fields publications should not be construed as legal advice on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended for general information and educational purposes only, and should not be relied on as if it were advice about a particular fact situation. The distribution of this publication is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship with Carlton Fields. This publication may not be quoted or referred to in any other publication or proceeding without the prior written consent of the firm, to be given or withheld at our discretion. To request reprint permission for any of our publications, please use our Contact Us form via the link below. The views set forth herein are the personal views of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the firm. This site may contain hypertext links to information created and maintained by other entities. Carlton Fields does not control or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this outside information, nor is the inclusion of a link to be intended as an endorsement of those outside sites.

Weekly updates on decisions from Florida's appellate courts and the Eleventh Circuit.

Recent Posts

Editorial Contacts

Archives

Jump to Page

Carlton Fields, P.A. Cookie Preference Center

Your Privacy

When you visit our website, we use cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. For more information about how we use Cookies, please see our Privacy Policy.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Always Active

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. These cookies may only be disabled by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Functional Cookies

Always Active

Some functions of the site require remembering user choices, for example your cookie preference, or keyword search highlighting. These do not store any personal information.

Form Submissions

Always Active

When submitting your data, for example on a contact form or event registration, a cookie might be used to monitor the state of your submission across pages.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on its usage. We access and process information from these cookies at an aggregate level.

Powered by Firmseek