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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of March 1 - 5, 2021
March 06, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Harris - compassionate release
Midlevelu v. ACI Info Gp - copyright infringement
Am Contractors Supply v. HD Supply - summary judgment standard
Prosper v. Martin - Daubert, qualified immunity

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Rules - amended rules/forms for parental consent

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

King v. King - equitable distribution, business value, alimony
Malden v. Chase - judicial notice, prior appeal, claim preclusion
Ogden v. Mindrebo - contempt, injunction compliance
Winbar v. Morris - appellate jurisdiction, interim order trap
Williams v. State - habeas corpus, postconviction relief
Daniels v. State - collateral estoppel, postconviction relief
Appiah v. Gainesville - summary affirmance

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Phelan v. Trifactor - noncompete injunction, findings, bond
Drake v. State - involuntary commitment, right to trial
Roth v. Roth - equitable distribution, alimony
RJ Reynolds v. Durrance - Engle progeny, punitive damages, certified conflict
GS v. DCF - attorney noncompliance, bar referral

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Wright v. State - evidence, collateral crimes, hearsay
King v. Zaslavskiy - summary judgment, declaration
Suarez v. Suarez - contempt, alimony
Brown v. Miami-Dade - complaint dismissal, vexatious litigant
Geico v. MSP - prohibition, certiorari, pleading, protective order
Publix v. Miami-Dade - certiorari, zoning
Geico v. MSP - certiorari, nonparty subpoena

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Julien v. United Prop - insurance, bad faith, civil remedy notice
Point Conversions v. WPB Hotel - subject matter jurisdiction, federal issues
Roebuck v. State - sentencing, judgment, costs, fees
Aiala v. Larkin - paternity judgment, modification
Orellana v. State - sentencing
Snyder v. Meridian Park - appellate preservation
Hinners v. Hinners - replevin; temporary injunction
Calvarese v. Calvarese - marital property, equitable distribution
HAR v. DCF - parental rights, termination, default
Mallory v. Brinckerhoff - arbitration; nonfinal appeal, jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Gordon v. Gordon - dissolution, judgment, enforcement, jurisdiction
Rose v. Partners Federal Credit - foreclosure, conditions precedent, notice
Maali v. Maali - dissolution, child support, private school tuition
Parkin v. Eagle Home Mtg - foreclosure, summary judgment, conditions precedent
Marrero v. State - postconviction relief
Center State Transp v. Motor Trend - temporary injunction, petroleum contamination
Marrero v. Rea - certiorari, discovery, auto accident, presuit settlement
Smith v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Wynter v. Gutierrez - domestic violence injunction
Lilja v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Moran v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Rhody v. Veeco Instr - default final judgment, set aside, timely appeal
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