Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 22 - 26, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Corbett v. TSA - standing
Ace Am Ins v. Wattles Company - insurance
Weeks v. US - sentencing, ACCA
FDIC v. Loudermilk - apportionment, negligent loans, intervening cause
In re Hammoud - sentencing, successive motions
Crowley Maritime v. National Union - insurance
McAdams v. Jefferson Cty 911 - ADA, sovereign immunity
KT v. Royal Caribbean Cruises - maritime negligence, judicial notice
Highpoint Tower Tech v. IRS - tax
In re Home Depot Data Security Breach - attorney's fees
In re Cannon - sentencing, successive motions

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Jones v. State - criminal restitution
Moorer v. State - justifiable deadly force, aggressor instructions
Clarke v. DFS - workers' compensation
Herman v. Bennett - probate, claim, timeliness
Stewart v. Stewart - equitable distribution
Howard v. State - plea withdrawal
McDaniels v. McDaniels - alimony, contempt
Austin v. State - postconviction relief
Hallman v. State - probation revocation
RCO v. State - aggravated battery, lesser included
Hicks v. State - certiorari, patient-psychotherapist privilege
Shannon v. Smith - stalking injunction
Johnson v. State - postconviction relief
Rupp v. State - postconviction relief
Edwards v. Inch - mandamus, prerequisites
Destin Pointe OA v. Parcel 160 - summary judgment orders, form
Porter v. State - confession, corpus delicti
Alcazar v. State - competency
Paul v. State - hearsay, sentencing
Mattox v. State - sentencing
Dupree v. State - fleeing law enforcement vehicle
Sanchez v. GEICO - jury selection, preservation of error
Bank of NY v. One Seagrove - Applegate affirmance
Gomez v. State - habeas corpus, ineffective assistance
Davis v. State - probation revocation
State v. Jackson - juvenile sentencing, appellate jurisdiction

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Wells Fargo - foreclosure, standing, paragraph 22
Rivera v. Bank of NY - foreclosure, paragraph 22
Alford v. State - sentencing, First Amendment
Dobbins v. State - burglary, constructive possession
Thornton v. State - sentencing
Heredia v. John Beach - workers' compensation immunity

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Beal v. State - jury selection
Tropical Trailer v. Miami-Dade Expw'y - trailer tolls, injunction
Sidlosca v. Olympus Ins - s. 57.105 fees, voluntary dismissal
Iglesias v. Hialeah - Whistleblower Act, noneconomic damages
Porras v. Wachovia - foreclosure, void judgment
Brito v. Heritage - home insurance, res judicata
Weisser Realty v. Porto Vita - assessments lien, summary judgment
Ingraham v. State - postconviction relief
Milton v. State - plea withdrawal
Hart v. Hart - civil contempt
State Farm v. Sanders - certiorari, appraisal, disqualification
Owens v. State - habeas corpus

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Adams v. State - hearsay; Confrontation Clause
Ft Lauderdale v. Hinton - appellate jurisdiction; sovereign immunity
State v. Tigner - search and seizure
DN v. DCF - termination; parental rights

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Williams v. State - murder, juvenile sentencing
Caraballo v. State - child pornography
Helvey v. State - postconviction relief
NJ v. State - unlawful search, suppression
Geiger v. State - driving with revoked license, statute
Wilmington Savings v. Contreras - foreclosure, dismissal
Davidson v. State - postconviction relief
Ferrer v. Ferrer - certiorari, Spencer warning
Collection v. Patel - 1.540(b)(5), equitable powers
Hickson v. State - postconviction relief
Redden v. State - postconviction relief

©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