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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 20 - 24, 2026
April 24, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Moore v. Cecil - First Amendment, defamation, political ad
McLean v. Delta - employment, military discrimination
Chamaly v. Lampert - arbitration, employment, maritime
Assoc’d Builders v. GSA - preliminary injunction, procurement mandate, construction
Lavina v. Fla Prepaid College Bd - Eleventh Amendment immunity, Fla tuition program
Friends of Everglades v. DHS - immigration facility, environmental review, injunction
USA v. Alsenat - Second Amendment, machine guns
USA v. Defilippis - fentanyl distribution, evidence, sentencing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
 

Arce v. Osterhaus - pro se sanctions
Hitchcock v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


McClain v. State - character evidence, harmless error

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Willis Smith Constr v. USF Trustees -workers’ compensation immunity
Edwards v. State - violation of probation, plea
Hoskins v. Harrison - certiorari, presuit notice, chapter 766

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Walton v. State - competent substantial evidence
Virgin v. Frexes - referral attorney discharge
Juarbe v. State - Williams rule, molestation
Fuenzalida v. Herc - pleading, technical admissions
Heras v. Heras - inadequate record
Craft v. State - frivolous pro se, barred

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Univ Prop v. Griffin - certified conflict, insurance
South Dade v. Line 5 - LLCs, veil-piercing, ownership
Berman v. Carnaval - verdict form, interrogatory question, affirmative defense
Wilson v. State - public official statements, state of mind, criminal intent
Mervil v. State - probation revocation; hearsay
Alerte v. Daceus - small claims, failure to appear, motion for continuance

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Armstrong v. State - sexual battery, molestation; § 794.011(2)(a), union
Cinamon v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
Owens v. State - postconviction relief, summary denial, evidentiary hearing
Collins v. Collins - certiorari; interlocutory appeal, rule 9.130(a)(3)(E), disqualify counsel

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Roster v. State - dismissal of charges, trafficking
Heid v. State - postconviction relief
Thomas v. Chaney's Used Cars - finality, counterclaims
Hart v. State - costs
Bandera-Valier v. State - probation
Graham v. Orlando Lodge - summary judgment, causation
Maxwell v. State - sentencing
Wilson v. State - preservation, probable cause
Miller v. Miller - preservation, insufficient record
Campoverde v. State - appellate jurisdiction, pro se appeal

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