Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 26 - 30, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

McIntosh v. Royal Caribbean - diversity, maritime jurisdiction
Coral Ridge v. Amazon - defamation, religious discrimination
Smith v. US - jurisdiction, FTCA, medical malpractice

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Jones v. State - workers' compensation
Sharp v. State - mandamus, incorrect relief
Bayfront HMA v. DOR - administrative review, tax assessment, refund
Adams v. State - sentencing
Santa Rosa v. Home Builders - injunction, impact fee, constitutional challenge
FIGA v. Fichte - insurance settlement, deductible
Brock v. State - pro se sanctions

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Anderson v. State - prior DWLSR convictions, certified conflict
Mickens v. Tampa Police- written opinion granted, forfeiture, certified conflict
Claudio-Martinez v. State - justifiable nondeadly force instruction, ineffective assistance
Mojito Splash v. Holmes Bch - Bert Harris Act, vacation rentals
Miller v. State - postconviction relief
Pirtle v. State - sentencing
Williams v. State - postconviction relief
Hester v. Savannah HOA - certiorari, counterclaim, lis pendens

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Avatar v. Caires - directed verdict, damages
SEG v. Diversified Aero Inventory - settlement, default
Vista v. BONYM - foreclosure, affiliation
Mendoza v. Curbello - parenting, child support
CRSJ v. Miami-Dade - injunction, annexation, jurisdiction
United v. Central Therapy - summary judgment, affidavit
United v. NB Sports - hearsay exception, foundation
Tavarez v. Nu-Way - motion to dismiss, settlement agrmt
Leder v. Imburgia - motion to dismiss, arbitration waiver
Cazarez v. State - certiorari, postconviction relief
G4S v. Publix - certiorari, discovery
La-Casse v. Inch - postconviction relief
Hitchman v. State - prohibition, fingerprinting

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Reyes v. State - postconviction relief
Live Young v. Allstate - venue

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Jones v. State - postconviction relief
Edwards v. Codrington - paternity, jurisdiction
Oral v. Oral - agreement, parental right, duress
Rangel v. Rangel - deed invalidation, summary judgment, premarital agreement
Johnson v. State - resisting officer, without violence; costs
Conley v. State - sexual predator designation
Ayala v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Windsor v. Longest - certiorari, timeliness; access to courts, pro se

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