Skip to Content

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 17 - 21, 2022
October 21, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Kordash v. US – collateral estoppel
Doe v. Swearingen – limitations, continuing tort, concurrence

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Suarez Trucking v. Souders - settlement proposal, acceptance

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Cardon v. Halmaghi - protective injunction, permanent
Ford v. State - evidence, duress, gang
Young v. State - sentencing
Youngblood v. State - evidence, other crimes or wrongs
McGehee v. Brensley - failure to prosecute appeal
Scott v. State - sentencing
Gate Venture v. Skinner - real property, deed restrictions
Rogers v. State - prohibition, judicial disqualification
Burke v. State - rule 3.801
Fredrick v. State - postconviction relief
TZ v. DCF - parental rights, termination, ineffective assistance

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Szewczyk v. State - ineffective assistance
Logan v. Morgan Lewis - fiduciary duty, aiding/abetting, conspiracy
Springsted Hldgs v. Del Prado Mall CA - condo declaration, injunction
Kidwell Grp v. Fla Farm Bureau - insurance, assignment of benefits
Martin v. Tampa - sidewalk, dangerous condition, duty
Conley v. State - habeas corpus

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

PI Clinic v. Allstate - PIP, schedules, summary judgment
Family Health Care v. Allstate - PIP, schedules, summary judgment
Bal Harbour CA v. Bellorin - workers’ compensation immunity
Adjei v. First Comm’y Ins - insurance, assignment, standing
Rosen v. Tiffany of Bal Harbour - pro se sanctions
Tripodi v. Nacer - GAL fees, findings, transcript
Rebolledo v. Chaffardet - personal jurisdiction, defamation, Internet
Green v. State - DNA testing
Montes-Bolden v. Beauvais - protective injunction, vulnerable adult
Ruiz v. State - sexual predator
Statewide GAL v. Alberto - certiorari, records
Gonzalez v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Iglesias v. Normal - defamation, public official

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Weaver v. Volusia Cty - § 112.1816, retroactivity
Moore v. State - Anders appeal, costs
Floyd v. State - postconviction relief
Henderson v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Daniels v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Curry v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Related Practices
Appellate & Trial Support
©2025 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.