Skip to Content

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 18 - 22, 2021
January 22, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Henco - tax, statute of limitations, transferred assets
Hickman v. Spirit of Athens - FCA, retaliation
Cote v. Philip Morris - punitive damages award
Smith v. Crisp Regional Hospital - EMTALA, delay in transfer

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Citizens v. Manor House - insurance, breach, consequential damages
In re Fla R Jud Admin - amended rules
In re Fla R Jud Admin 2.420 - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Wharton v. State - absence of alibi witnesses
Warren v. State - habeas corpus
Thomas v. State - search and seizure

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Hampson v. Hampson - alimony
Ke v. Gallagher - opportunity to secure counsel
Scott v. Lee Cnty Sch Bd - mandamus, public records
Thomas v. State - postconviction relief
Wilson v. State - sentencing
Am Cap Assur v. Cayman I - insurance, appraisal, certified conflict
Cummings v. State - Stand Your Ground
Meyers v. Shontz - new trial standards
DH v. JH - child support
Villagio at Estero CA v. Am Cap Assur - insurance, appraisal, stay

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Baxter v. State - murder, evidence
Lawrence v. State - probation revocation
Univ P&C v. Horne - insurance, noncompliance, waiver
Vice City Marina v. Four Ambass - condo law, declaration, rights, mootness
Cisneros v. Guinand - judicial disqualification
Romero v. State - second-tier certiorari, First Amendment, overbreadth, threats
Moise v. Ola CA - litigation privilege
Woods v. State - sentencing
Ferro v. ECI Telecom - certiorari, simultaneous litigation

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Sols v. State – sentencing
Safepoint Ins v. Ginsberg – rule 2.516; s. 57.105
Ferrer v. Jewelry Repair – franchisor, agency, control
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Waterfront ICW – quiet title
Mendina v. State – name change petition, criminal history
Burkeen v. State – sentencing
Varsam v. State – closing argument, fundamental error
Washington v. State – sentencing
Lundsford v. Engle – child custody, jurisdiction, due process

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Greenshields v. Greenshields - directed verdict, compulsory counterclaims, tortious interference
Bryant v. State - sentence
School Bd of Volusia Cty v. Fla East Coast Charter School - charter school application, administrative appeal
Harvey v. State - murder, robbery, life sentence
Kent v. Diaz-Navedo - Younkin, certified question; expert financial discovery
Jackson v. State - postconviction relief
Related Practices
Appellate & Trial Support
©2024 Carlton Fields, P.A. Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields, LLP. Carlton Fields publications should not be construed as legal advice on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended for general information and educational purposes only, and should not be relied on as if it were advice about a particular fact situation. The distribution of this publication is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship with Carlton Fields. This publication may not be quoted or referred to in any other publication or proceeding without the prior written consent of the firm, to be given or withheld at our discretion. To request reprint permission for any of our publications, please use our Contact Us form via the link below. The views set forth herein are the personal views of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the firm. This site may contain hypertext links to information created and maintained by other entities. Carlton Fields does not control or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this outside information, nor is the inclusion of a link to be intended as an endorsement of those outside sites.

Disclaimer

The information on this website is presented as a service for our clients and Internet users and is not intended to be legal advice, nor should you consider it as such. Although we welcome your inquiries, please keep in mind that merely contacting us will not establish an attorney-client relationship between us. Consequently, you should not convey any confidential information to us until a formal attorney-client relationship has been established. Please remember that electronic correspondence on the internet is not secure and that you should not include sensitive or confidential information in messages. With that in mind, we look forward to hearing from you.