Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 6 - 10, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Tillis v. Brown - excessive force, dissent
Farah v. US AG - removal, dissent
Talamantes-Enriquez v. US AG - removal

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Alcegaire v. State - capital case, direct appeal
CCM CA v. Petri Positive Pest - § 768.79, settlement proposals
In re Fla R Juv P - amended form
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rule, ads

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Hall v. State - entrapment
State v. King - postconviction relief
Comm'y Power Net v. JEA - solar power, credits, challenge, standing

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Omega Title v. Butschky - certiorari, punitive damages
Fla Citz Alliance v. Collier Sch Bd - public schools, textbooks, challenge, Sunshine Law
Custom Design v. Synergy Rents - breach of contract, open account
Naples Estates v. Muston - rent, waiver, estoppel
Advanta IRA v. FTE - summary judgment, standard, residential sale proceeds

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

De Los Angeles v. Winn-Dixie - slip and fall, summary judgment
Alvarez v. Acosta- new trial, motorcycle crash
TSG Delaware v. Dictan - personal jurisdiction
Star Casualty v. Gables - settlement agrmt, latent ambiguity
Garcia v. Ins Exchange of Am - arbitration waiver
Elo v. Liberty Leasing - confession of error, due process
G4S Secure v. N.L. - certiorari, lack of jurisdiction
Mitchell v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Rhiner v. Koyama - med malpractice, pre-suit
Parrish v. State - kidnapping, Faison analysis
Boyles v. Jimenez - probate, removal of trustee
Kocik v. Rodriguez - additur, pain and suffering
Ruckdeschel v. People's Trust Ins - specific performance
Torres v. Bank of NY - foreclosure; attorney's fees

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Simpson v. State - investigative costs, sentencing error
Ager v. Berger - modification, foreign paternity judgment
RJ Reynolds v. Frost - venue, transfer
Hands On Chiro v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Shant Wellness v. GEICO- certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Health Plus Chiro v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Express Care v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Preziosi v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Velocity v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Hands On Chiro v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Preziosi v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Preziosi v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Preziosi v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Rose Healthcare v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Preziosi v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Ashley Park v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Rumley v. GEICO - certiorari, PIP reimbursement
Keen v. Jennings - certiorari, punitive damages, amendment
Katwaroo v. State- postconviction relief
Walker v. State - sentence, concession of error
Martinez v. State - sentence

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