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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of December 22 - 24, 2025
December 24, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Day - sentencing
Mullin v. Dep’t of Vet Affairs - employment, Rehabilitation Act
Mukhina v. Walmart - employment, Title VII, evidence, remedy exhaustion

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Anady v. State - en banc, reasonable doubt instruction, fundamental error,  certified conflict
Alachua Housing Auth v. Graham - residential eviction
United Faculty v. FSU - appellate jurisdiction, administrative fees without amount
New Venture v. Silver Shells - appellate jurisdiction, immediate right to possession

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


No decisions this week

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

 

Costco v. Ditmars - certiorari, discovery, irrelevant evidence
State v. Jackson - capital case, intellectual disability bar

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


No decisions this week

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

No decisions this week

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Battaglia v. Battaglia - apportionment of damages
Edwards v. Williams - parenting plan
Reese v. State - sentencing, harmless error
Fernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Burzee v. Am Traditions Ins - pre-suit notice, insurance
Rembert v. Garcia - preservation, insufficient record
Sec First Ins v. Cincotta - attorneys’ fees, proposal for settlement
Ortiz v. Sangalang - parental time sharing
Arroyo v. State - judgment of acquittal, kidnapping

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