Florida Appeals Court Decisions

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Wall - competency, RICO, trafficking, evidence, instructions, sentencing
Steines v. Westgate Palace - arbitration, Military Lending Act
USA v. Deleon - sentencing, physically restrained
USA v. Ostrander - child porn, constitutional challenge, evidence, misconduct
Hensley v. Westin Hotel - diversity jurisdiction, intervening party
Cambridge Christian v. FHSAA - sporting event prayer, Speech Clause, Free Exercise Clause

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rule
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Meyer v. U-Haul - arbitration
Trotman v. State - right to silence, harmless error
Trifecta Serv v. Najar - workers’ compensation
DDG v. State - juvenile court, findings

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Roman v. Sos - past medical damages, sufficient evidence
Hart v. State - probation revocation
Mattice v. State - sentencing
Buis v. Univ P&C - insurance, presuit notice, retroactive application of statute
Mollica v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Martinez-Urbina v. State - hearsay, preservation
Brown v. State - plea withdrawal
Gomez v. Citizens - summary judgment, preexisting damage
Gonzalez v. Universal - improper comments, preservation
Barnes v. State - ineffective assistance
Halegua v. Lerner - prejudgment interest, date of loss
Sanchez-Del Valle v. Dep’t of Agriculture - license revocation, evidence
Total Quality v. Trade Link - venue, forum selection clause
Figueroa v. State - prohibition, self-defense immunity, evidence
Toussaint v. State - concurrent sentences, jail credit
Citizens v. Walden - certiorari, presuit notice
Joseph v. Princess Marketing - venue, forum selection clause
Universal Handicraft v. Cohen - certiorari, irreparable harm

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Williams v. State - sentencing
Sosa v. State - fundamental error; verdict form; preservation
Walsh v. DCF - adoption placement, s. 63.082, retroactivity, appellate jurisdiction
Schulmann v. Schulmann - domestic violence injunction, involuntary dismissal
Perez v. State - restitution, sufficiency of evidence
FGAP Invest v. A1 Body and Glass - attorney’s fees, motor vehicle lien, discretion, transcript
Johnson v. Johnson - marital dissolution, temporary relief order
Radko v. Levi - child custody, change in circumstances, modification

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Bank of NY Mellon Trust v. Harvey - reverse mortgage, foreclosure, res judicata
Walker v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
State v. Coney - withhold adjudication, first-degree felony, § 775.08435(1)(a)
DRJ Atlantic v. Babadi - summary judgment, immunity, § 324.021(9)(c)3.a., appellate jurisdiction

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Knott v. Knott - marital equitable distribution, alimony
Golphin v. State - sentencing, monetary obligation
Regala v. McDonald - medical malpractice, discoverability of documents
Kinchla v. Ran Invs - damages, SOL, derivative claims
Shim v. Buechel-Pappas Trust - summary judgment evidence
Demski v. Loyd - preservation
Manancial Evangelical Church v. Sloan Family Holding - certiorari jurisdiction
KM v. DCF - summary disposition

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