Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 27 - 31, 2020

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Melgen - fraud, materiality instruction; evidence, summaries
AEGIS Elec v. ECI Mgmt - insurance, covered loss, attorney's fees
Clemons v. Ala DOC - postconviction relief
Patel v. Hamilton Med Cntr - declaratory judgment, immunity, subject matter jurisdiction
USA v. Smith - evidence, witness identification, video; Hobbs Act, evidence, instructions
Gogel v. KIA Motors - employment, Title VII, retaliation, en banc
Lavigne v. Addy - Herbalife class action, arbitration, venue
Goode v. Soc Sec Comm'r - Social Security benefits

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Charley v. State - search and seizure
Carrell v. State - habeas corpus
Lang v. DOH - physician license, administrative review
Wilson v. State - sentencing
Lohstreter v. DOH - physician license, administrative review

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Whitham v. State - Stand Your Ground
Bolliger v. Fries - marital dissolution, fees
Baker v. State - postconviction relief
Marenco v. Marenco - child support
Ballard v. Bank of Am - foreclosure, sanctions, Kozel
Welch v. State - probation revocation
Patterson v. State - postconviction relief

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

JJ v. State - search and seizure, constructive possession, en banc
Neighb'hood Planning v. DOT - eminent domain, damages
Ward v. State - violation of pretrial ruling, evidence
Luckman v. Wills - wrongful death, duty of care, expert opinion
Brown v. State - probation violation; appellate jurisdiction
Wilson v. State - postconviction relief, procedural confusion, fashioned relief
Gore v. Smith - child support, expert costs
Ferguson v. State - postconviction relief
Palace Resorts v. Flynn - forum non conveniens
Lavance v. State - appellate jurisdiction

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

RJ Reynolds v. State - contractual liability
Evans v. State - due process; VFOSC
Roberts v. Third Palm - real estate agent, compensation
Pittman v. State - competency
Patchen v. Quadomain Condo Assn - injunction; bond
Harkness v. Harness - durational alimony
Kelly v. Green Tree Servicing - lien priority
B&L Service v. Broward County - attorney's fees; public records
Ponomarenko v. Esenova - dissolution, disqualification
Gonzalez v. Funes - protection injunction
Randolph v. State - probation violation, written findings
Ark Real Estate v. 21st Mort Corp - foreclosure, surviving lien

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Gomez-Arroyo v. State - Anders, scrivener's error
Volusia County v. Bank of NY - foreclosure, equitable subrogee
Bradley v. State - competency, independent determination
Johns v. State - postconviction relief
Annicchiarico v. State- postconviction relief
Font v. State - probation violation, written order
Quinby v. State - Anders, costs

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