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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 13 - 17, 2026
April 17, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Kahlo v. Pinedo - personal jurisdiction, trademark, corporate shield
Joyce v. Forest River - Fla Lemon Law, arbitration, review
USA v. Martinez - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, constitutional challenge, sentencing
AE OPCO v. AAR - bankruptcy
Anderson v. Atlanta - First Amendment, municipal sign ordinance
Lane Constr v. Skanska - construction, joint venture, fiduciary duties, contract breach
McClinton v. Baldwin Prison - Eighth Amendment, prison stabbing
Palacio v. FDA - FDA order, administrative review
Spirit Airlines v. TSA - airport security fees

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Zieler v. State - capital case, direct appeal

In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Dune Allen v. Breen Realty - real property, quiet title, littoral rights

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


State v. Scott - information, legal sufficiency, obstructing, resisting without violence
PJS Consulting v. Sierra - certiorari, discovery

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Simmons v. Simmons - intervention, interest
Cordon v. State - right to public trial
Owners v. CREI - mobile home act, standing, amendment
Rodriguez v. Trojan - res judicata
Cabrera v. Rubio - stay, statement of evidence
Sarai v. Merchant Cap - personal jurisdiction, no transcript
Gonzalez v. Chase - untimely appeal
Dorsey v. State - postconviction relief
Simone v. Orlando - personal jurisdiction, conspiracy, discovery
Grossfeld v. CV Funding - settlement, insufficient record
Inversiones v. Cedros - property exchange agreement, rescission
Gelati v. Ron - proceedings supplementary, insufficient record
Lastra v. Universal - coverage, pre-suit notice
Mosby v. State - postconviction relief, no amendment
EL v. State - concealment of firearm, evidence

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Johnson v. State - nexus, sentencing, restitution
Shopping Ctr Int v. Tab 250 - damages, quiet title
Dolan v. Negron - permanency, damages
Darbar v. YMCA - timeliness, jurisdiction
Mao v. Smith - “fees for fees”
Citizens v. Villasmil - juror non-disclosure
Ranne v. State - sentencing, prosecution cost
Sturridge v. State - continuance
Richards v. Silver - arbitration, EFAA
Ramirez v. Shaw - small claims, due diligence

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Venrooy v. State - Anders appeal, investigative costs
Denson v. State - sentence; plea, set aside, rule 3.850

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Cabellero-Quinon v. Wilder - prejudicial evidence
Proffitt v. State - vindictive sentence
Rickert v. Valencia - eviction
Boraks, LLC v. FIGA - attorneys’ fees
Dorsey v. Hearns - untimely appeal
Riviera, LLC v. Riviera Golf Est - restrictive covenant
Fitzgerald v. Dostie - parenting plan
KT v. MD - timesharing

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