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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of October 20 - 24, 2025
October 24, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Green - Gangster Disciples, RICO, search and seizure, sentencing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


In re Fla Sm Cl R - amended rule
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule, scoresheet

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


US Bank v. Dukes - foreclosure, standing
Groom v. Groom - equitable distribution
Reddick v. State - probation violation
SEI Fuel v. DOR - motor fuel taxes, refund
RT-Destin v. NexPoint - property sale contract, breach
Littleton v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Wilson v. DOR - child support, administrative review

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Redmond v. State - sentencing
Weston v. Univ P&C - insurance, property, storm damage
Deutsche Bank v. Flores del Callejo - mortgage foreclosure, reformation, hearsay, business records
Simon v. Anheuser-Busch - wrongful death, motor vehicles, FAAAA, federal preemption

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Castillo v. State - fundamental error
Abner v. Lyft - independent contractor, negligent hiring
McGrail v. US Bank - proposal for settlement, mootness
City of Miami v. AFSCME - arbitration award, authority
Sanchez v. Universal - attempt to overrule precedent, pre-suit notice
Am Mrtg v. Fresh Brix - rehearing, certiorari, intervention
Valdes v. Bank of NY - successive motions, res judicata
Noss v. Noss - equitable distribution, child support
Solis v. Truist - service, preservation, insufficient record
Icon v. State - jail credit
Barrett v. State - waiver of jury trial
Takefman v. Pickleball Club - disqualification of counsel
Sarmiento v. State - jail credit
Ravon v. State - postconviction relief
Scott v. State - habeas, timeliness, ineffective assistance
Toirac-Aguilera v. City of Miami - mandamus, investigative records

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Geico v. Open Magnetic - PIP insurance, due process, confession of judgment
Vega v. Geovera - insurance, attorney’s fees, proposal for settlement
Brown v. Towd Point - foreclosure, spousal joinder, mortgage, homestead
Westlake Flooring v. Miami Motorsports - UCC, secured transactions, collateral, priority

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

 

Klug v. State - postconviction relief
Jenkins v. State - concurrence, scrivener’s error
Platt v. Cape Marine - attorney’s fees, findings, preservation
Aluise v. Spanos - child visitation, UCCJEA, jurisdiction
Hunt v. State - Anders appeal, cost of prosecution
Gadson v. State - certified conflict; postconviction relief, newly discovered evidence

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Jacquett v. Jacquett - preservation, lack of record
Mirlalda v. Mitchell - borrowed servant doctrine
Caraballo v. State - postconviction relief
Richardson v. Tenery - treating physician, expert testimony

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