Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of March 11 - 15, 2019
March 16, 2019
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Sebastian v. Ortiz - qualified immunityFlorida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
No decisions this weekFirst District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Kitchen v. State - postconviction reliefFord v. State - murder, evidence
Ogden v. State - postconviction relief
Public Counsel v. PSC - water, wastewater utility rates
Payne v. Allstaff - workers' compensation
Snyder v. Fla Prepaid - tuition contract, summary judgment
Robinson v. State - sentencing
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Lyday v. Myakka Valley - deed restriction, MRTADyck-O'Neal v. Norton - deficiency, limitations; estoppel
Samad v. Pla - surviving spouse, homestead election, timing
Edwards v. State - double jeopardy
Tillman v. State - Stand Your Ground, retroactivity, certified conflict
Grdic v. HSBC - foreclosure, judgment for unpaid debt
Zich v. Bautista-Diaz - certiorari, discovery
TL v. FM - Marchman act, due process
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Edward v. State - sentencingBaker v. State - double jeopardy
Gonzalez v. Citizens - coverage, summary judgment standard
State v. Mackey - appellate jurisdiction, information dismissal
Ancla Int'l v. Tribeca Asset Mgmt - premature appeal
LB Judgment v. Boschetti - lis pendens, damages, bond
Sanders v. State - pro se sanctions
Blue Star v. Citizens - coverage, summary judgment
Woodson Elec v. Port Royal Prop - venue
Duggans v. State - appellate jurisdiction
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Dippolito v. State - opening the door; objective entrapmentVolvo Aero v. Vas Aero - tortious interference, business relationship
Moore v. State - sentencing
Corominas v. Ajay Dev - attorney's fees; inequitable conduct doctrine
Gooden v. State - closing argument; improper comments
DS v. State - juvenile; probation violation; sexual offender registration
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Law Office of Brehne v. Porter Law Firm - settlement proceeds, charging lienGilliland v. Gilliland - dissolution, permanent alimony, fees
Conti v. Auchter - car accident, PFS, loss of consortium
Kempton v. McComb - attorney's fees, merits reversal
AP Atlantic v. Silver Creek - non-signatory, arbitration
Frerking v. Stacy - dissolution, permanent alimony, imputed income
Knapp v. State - postconviction relief
Whittaker v. PNC Bank - foreclosure, personal jurisdiction, standing
Jones v. State - habeas corpus; ineffective assistance, appellate
Lundgren v. State - mandamus, appellate record
Waddell v. State - postconviction relief
Poirier v. Poirier - prohibition, disqualification
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