Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 25 - 29, 2018

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Wilcox v. Corrections Corp of Am - Title VII harassment 
Autauga Quality Cotton v. Crosby - liquidated damages 
US v. Noel - hostage taking 
Everglades College v. NLRB - NLRA 
Cowabunga v. NLRB - NLRA 
US v. Suarez - WMD, terrorist organization 
US v. Henderson - healthcare fraud 
Llorca v. Sheriff - FLSA, FMWA 
Felts v. Wells Fargo - FCRA 
Nextera Energy v. US - tax refund; nuclear energy 
Lewis v. City of Union City - en banc 
US v. Morales - search & seizure, felon firearm possession 
Weakley v. Eagle Logistics - judicial estoppel, bankruptcy

Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee

Simmonds v. Perkins - legitimacy presumption 
Jimenez v. State - capital case, postconviction relief; Hurst 
Dailey v. State - capital case, postconviction relief; Hurst 
Doyle v. State - capital case, postconviction relief; Hurst 
Owen v. State - capital case, postconviction relief; Hurst

First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee

Hernandez v. State - double jeopardy 
Ash v. Campion - contempt 
RREF v. Shamrock Storage - fraudulent transfer 
Catledge v. State - sentencing 
Chrzuszcz v. Wells Fargo - foreclosure, condition precedent 
Pearce v. State - competency 
Robinson v. State - competency 
Frazier v. State - child hearsay; victim tampering 
Cooks v. State - criminal fraud 
Brown v. State - competency 
Roberson v. State - sentencing 
Ansaarie v. First Coast Cardio - injunction, medical practice 
Moody v. Moody - child support 
Thurston v. State - competency 
SG v. State - mirror shard, deadly weapon 
Sager v. Holgren - domestic violence injunction 
Corcoran v. Geffin - legislative appropriations, matching donations 
Koon v. Lafayette State Bank - premature appeal 
Barnwell v. Jones - habeas corpus 
CJS Solutions v. HCI Group - premature appeal 
Markham v. N Fla Evaluation - confession of error, rejected 
Connelly v. State - habeas corpus 
Beach Club v. AHCA - presumptive stay on appeal, licenses

Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland

AP v. State - corpus delicti, corroboration rule 
Brady v. State - jail credit 
Howell v. State - sentencing 
Nationstar Mort v. Johnson - foreclosure, standing 
Johnson v. State - Faretta inquiry 
Kim v. Chang - emotional distress claim 
Green Emerald Homes v. Res Credit - rent sequester

Third District Court of Appeal – Miami

Miami-Dade Expressway v. Tropical Trailer - class certification 
Myret v. Group LX - fees award, no transcript 
Khorran v. Harbor Freight - dangerous condition, knowledge, creation 
Castellanos v. Citizens - trial judge commendation 
Roberts v. Miami-Dade Cnty - employment, CBA, administrative remedies 
Rogers v. State - prohibition, civil commitment 
Aglio v. State - habeas corpus

Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach

Avelo Mortgage v. Vero Ventures - quiet title; laches 
Joseph v. State - forfeiture-by-wrongdoing; hearsay 
Abel v. State - voluntariness; cumulative 
Santos v. State - confession; curative instruction 
Mulvey v. Stephens - tortious interference 
Gabriel v. State - closing argument; mere presence 
Morales v. State - Stand Your Ground defense 
Lovelass v. Hutchinson - accrued vacation; unequal distribution 
Lopez v. Yo Roofing - challenge for cause 
Trerice v. Trerice - case jurisdiction 
State v. TM - flight; unlawful seizure 
Owens v. Corrigan - arbitration clause; Bar Rules 
Baker v. State - sentencing 
Billups v. State - sentencing; gaps 
Lucas v. State - sentencing

Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach

Verdon v. Song - abuse of process, malicious prosecution 
Whitely v. American Integrity - summary judgment, insurance 
Armas v. State - double jeopardy 
Lamancusa v. DOR - child support, termination 
State v. Rogers - sentencing, downward departure 
Maldonado v. State - postconviction relief 
Parks v. State - postconviction relief

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