Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of March 29 - April 2, 2021
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Babb v. Sec’y, Dept of VA - employment, discrimination, hostile environment
O’Neal v. DRT Am - arbitration, vacatur motion, service
Hylton v. USA AG - immigration
Thomas v. Fla AG - habeas corpus
Buland v. NCL (Bahamas) - loss of earning capacity, evidence
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
Willacy v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R Crim Pro - amended rules
First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Reliable Rest v. Panama Commons - certiorari, stay, comity
Couture v. Couture - timesharing
Williams v. State - principal to murder, evidence
DOT v. Miami-Dade - public official standing doctrine
Lowery v. State - postconviction relief
Smith v. State - postconviction relief
Dorsey v. State - circumstantial evidence
Garmon v. State - prior inconsistent statement
Boyleston Realty v. Beasley - auction contract, breach
Walls v. So Owners - insurance coverage
Intal v. Mancera - workers’ compensation
Anderson v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Morris v. Inch - untimely appeal
Johnson v. State - postconviction relief
Givens v. State - postconviction relief
Brown v. DOC - exhaustion, administrative remedies
Hagins v. Inch - untimely appeal
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Johnson v. State - sentencing
Nutter & Co v. Estate of Cosby - foreclosure, continuance
Owens v. State - search and seizure
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Maps v. State - Faretta inquiry
Helinski v. Helinski - fees, guardian ad litem
Fasang-Brown v. Visit Us - forum non conveniens
Giller v. Giller - appellate jurisdiction, nonfinal order
Afanasiev v. Alvarez - prohibition, disqualification
Lemos v. Sessa - arbitration
Evans v. State - postconviction relief
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Willingham v. State – video, authentication; sentencing
Rabadan v. Rabadan – alimony, net income
Hernandez-Perez v. State – jury question; Daubert, preservation
Butler v. State – Marsy’s Law, victim’s family, exclusion
Stamper v. Sahal – defamation; default, damages
Arguello v. People’s Trust – insurance, proof of loss
King v. King – child support, calculation
Aiello v. ASI Preferred – insurance, watercraft exclusion
Merrick Preserve v. Cypress Prop – insurance, appraisal
Bronstein v. Allstate – PIP, amending complaint, untimely
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Hull v. State - custodial arrest, local ordinance
Worthington v. State - Anders appeal, oral pronouncement
Hand v. State - correct sentence
White v. Marks - will, standing to contest, paternity
McConnell v. State - postconviction relief
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