Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 24 - 28, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Overlook Gardens Props v. Orix USA - appellate jurisdiction
US v. Lewis - sentencing
LJ v. School Bd of Broward Cnty - IDEA
In re Yerian - bankruptcy

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re R Reg Fla Bar - misleading ads
In re Fla R Jud Admin - confidentiality, court records

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Banks v. Alachua Cnty Sch Bd - contract reformation, limitations, dismissal
Rosier v. State - en banc, competency, preservation of error
Turner v. State - inconsistent verdict
Hall v. DOH - nursing license revocation
Morris v. State - postconviction relief
Keith v. State - preservation of error
State v. Harvey - sentencing
Cole v. State - double jeopardy
Rosenblum v. Rosenblum - child support
Bullock v. Bayview Loan - foreclosure, res judicata
Gary v. State - sentencing

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Gudur v. Gudur - equitable distribution, alimony, fees
Rioux v. State - sentencing
Will v. Will - alimony, equitable distribution, life insurance
Taylor v. State - criminal contempt, reversing factual findings
Bailey v. State - sentencing
Durrance v. RJ Reynolds - Engle progeny, limitations period, directed verdict
JAH v. State - theft, burglary, evidence
Caterino v. Torello - stalking, evidence
Goff v. Goff - attorney disqualification

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Wallace v. Comprehensive - probate, incapacity, medical records, pleadings
Rodriguez v. State - DNA testing
Smith v. State - postconviction relief
Stok v. Turnberry 12G - certiorari, discovery, third-party privilege
Wilson v. State - sentencing
Am Integrity v. Estrada - insurance, fraud defense, agreed post-loss obligations
Alfonso v. State - identification, exclusion
Cascar v. Coral Gables - Bert Harris Act
GEICO v. Steinger, Iscoe - insurer, charging lien, duty to protect
Nolasco v. State - competency
Pierre v. Bueven - parental responsibility, timesharing
Eddy Leal PA v. Benitez - continuance
Collins v. State - plea withdrawal
IT v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Edwards v. State - search and seizure, flash drive at work
GAL v. HK - parental rights, termination
Miami-Dade v. Harris - prohibition, whistleblower claim, exhaustion
Corner Land v. Annex Ind - evidence, admission of court orders
St Brendan v. Neff - student expulsion
Garcia v. State - injunction, violation
Utria v. State - sentencing
Hernandez v. Hernandez - real property, partition
Traficante v. Lambert - repeat violence injunction

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Nationstar Mortg v. US Bank - foreclosure; dismissal; attorney's fees
Hegele v. State - special jury instruction; on-duty police; duty
Franklin v. State - standard jury instruction; duress
Shoreline v. Brisk - joint venture; creation; attorney's fees; s. 517.211(6)
Florida Holding 4800 v. Lauderhill Lending - summary judgment; grounds; waiver
State v. Parker - law of the case
Ross Dress for Less v. Higgins - arbitration agreement; scope
Robinson v. State - sentencing
Dodgen v. Grijalva - expert discovery; non-party insurer

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Kvinta v. Kvinta - dissolution, equitable distribution, support
Riordan v. State - sentencing; 775.082(10), constitutionality
Stamer v. Free Fly - franchise agreement, statute of frauds
Hammonds v. State - sentencing, appellate jurisdiction
Brown v. Brown - dissolution, lack of transcript
Santos v. State - withdraw plea, ineffective assistance
Betancourth v. Leon - domestic violence injunction, evidence
Gomez v. State - murder, jury instruction
Figueredo v. State - sentencing, license suspension
KR v. State - juvenile commitment, concession of error
Ward v. State - postconviction relief
Register v. State - probation violation
Shoulders v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate

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