Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 19 - 23, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Benning v. Ga DOC - § 1983, email interception, constitutional challenges
Travelers v. Ocean Reef - property insurance, expert witness
Health Freedom Def Fund v. President - Covid-19, mask mandate, mootness
Thomas v. Broward Sheriff - appellate standing; jury findings, Rule 39(c)
Nuvasive v. Absolute Med - arbitration, fraud, vacatur
USA v. Gonzalez - sentencing
Am Builders Ins v. Southern-Owners Ins - Fla law, insurance, bad faith

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re R Reg Fla Bar - bar rules, amendments
Warren v. DeSantis - quo warranto, unreasonable delay

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Friesen v. FHP - workers’ compensation
Ortiz v. DOC - PERC, drug testing
Wade v. State - postconviction relief
Storey Mountain v. Freestone Enter - equitable receivership

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Thomas v. State - improper testimony, ultimate issue
Goknar v. Goknar - fees for fees
Fletcher v. Bennett - guardianship, fees
Kaye v Wilson - domestic violence injunction
Greenspire Global v. Sarasota Green Gp - punitive damages amendment
KMG v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Miller v. State - postconviction relief
Allison v. Allison - child support
State v. McNeela - search and seizure

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Castro v. Citizens - prompt notice, presumption of prejudice
Nadell v. Hursey - prohibition, Stand Your Ground, civil action, certified question

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Bank of NY v. Kardok - foreclosure, standing, lost note
Seven Kings v. Marina Grande - declaratory judgment, easement
Savoy v. American Platinum - summary judgment, affidavit, personal knowledge
Thayer v. Hawthorn - warranty deed, homestead, waiver
Napleton’s v. Agosto - punitive damages, amendment, managing agent
King v. King - marital dissolution, proposed order, adoption verbatim
Brown v. Regan - constructive trust, summary judgment, rule 1.510
Pyrinova v. Doyle - temporary injunction, bond, intervention

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Lord v. Fednat Ins - § 624.155(5), punitive damages
Cummings v. State - Anders appeal, costs
Miller v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Johnson v. State - criminal, discharge counsel
Pierre v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Martinez v. State - postconviction relief
AJM v. State - habeas corpus, secure detention

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Avatar Props v. Gundel - HOA assessments, statutory construction
Jones v. State - official misconduct, falsifying records
Smith v. Babcock – nonfinal appellate jurisdiction, summary judgment
Hannah v. Malk Holdings – directed verdict, civil theft