Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of November 10 - 14, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Bryan - criminal trial, interference with rights, kidnapping, evidence
Koletas v. USA - FTCA, sovereign immunity waiver, Transportation Security Officers
Watson v. Saudi Arabia - Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Broward Sheriff v. Evanston - insurance, school shooting, single occurrence
Storey Mountain v. Del Amo - bankruptcy, exempt property, Florida bank account

In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules
In re Fla R Civ P - more amendments
Randolph v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

Simmons v. State - jury interview
DOR v. Bank of Am - intangible tax, refund request, home refinancing
FIGA v. Richardson - preservation of error, withdrawing rehearing motion
Pinellas Transit v. Williams Jackson - workers’ compensation
Lewis v State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Sansone v. DeSantis - appellate jurisdiction, final order

No decisions this week

Pawley v. Est of Pawley - will, undue influence, capacity
Wilds v. State - improper closing, fundamental error
Wight v. City of Miami Beach - public welfare offe
Sandelman v. Sandelman - personal jurisdiction, insufficient allegations
Wages v. Baez - domestic violence, injunction, appellate jurisdiction
Lysich v. Canelo - child support arrearages, appellate jurisdiction
Cilien v. State - habeas, bench warrant, waiver of presence, mootness
Lee v. State - mandamus, enforcement of mandate

Robinson v. State - prior incident, relevance
Thevenin v. State - costs, oral pronouncement
Koonce v. State - fundamental error, due process
Fletcher-Johnson v. Johnson - injunction for protection
Vesper v. US Bank - foreclosure, attorney’s fees
Rodriguez v. Tony - forfeiture
Revah v. Revah - trust, accounting
Key v. State - lost plea
CRA West Palm v. Vita Lounge - binding contract
Lauderdale Lakes v. Allen - foreclose liens
Wilson v. Martin - paternity
Johnson v. State - pro se filings
King v. State - ineffective assistance
Joseph v. State - Baker Act

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Schlechter v. ARCPE Bahamas - prejudgment interest, substantial evidence
Miller v. ARCPE Bahamas - prejudgment interest, substantial evidence
Rubin v. ARCPE Bahamas - prejudgment interest, substantial evidence
Barrios v. ARCPE Bahamas - prejudgment interest, substantial evidence
Miller v. ARCPE Bahamas - attorney’s fees, accelerated debt
Northrup v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Vernon v. Young - county court, subject matter jurisdiction, ejectment

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Khan v. Regions Bank - construction of indemnification provision
Ramos v. State - postconviction relief
Massey Constr v. Finch - attorneys’ fees, charging lien proceedings
Gibson v. State - motion for acquittal, drug trafficking

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