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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 6 - 10, 2026
April 10, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Dish Network v. Fraifer - copyright infringement
Hayes v. OWCP - Black Lung Benefits Act, “year”
Faulk v. Dimerco Exp - § 1983, racial discrimination, improper arguments, punitive damages, remittitur
Ga v. Heinze - appellate jurisdiction, superseding indictment, limited remand

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Gainesville v. Parkwood Alachua Land - wastewater contract, interpretation, prefatory language
First United Methodist v. Bd of Trustees - ecclesiastical abstention, intra-church dispute, certified question
Palmetto Surety v. Escambia Clerk - bail bond, forfeiture
Odom v. Cole - stalking injunction

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Doss v. Basquill PA - temporary injunction
Teed v. Everest Campus East - workers’ compensation, horizontal immunity
Schindler v. Schiavo - post-judgment intervention, confidentiality, court records
Lam v. Modern Tampa Bay Homes - arbitration, prevailing party status
Rachkov v. Medvednik - sanctions, summary judgment, Kozel

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Bal Harbour Shops v. ORU - lease, rent, good faith, fair dealing
Rodriguez v. State - right to jury, bad acts evidence
Duran v. State - lewd lascivious exhibition
Duggans v. State - probation revocation, reoffender
Tang v. Citizens - compelled arbitration
BM v. State - preservation, proffer
Star Casualty v. Dr Car - appraisal
Mencia v. Feder - fees, evidentiary hearing
Wolland v. Wolland - fees, partition
Neira v. Acosta - relocation of minor, non-final order
Baker v. State - habeas corpus, ineffective assistance
Thomas v. State - postconviction relief
Beckman v. Monroe County - certiorari, irreparable harm
Chaney v. State - postconviction relief
Mateo v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Mathis v. State - jury instruction, crime, principals
Henderson v. State - hearsay, sexual assault report, harmless error
Aronov v. Sound Connection - dismissal, contract, statute of frauds
Barrera v. Lillquist - jury interview, juror litigation history; additur
Evans v. State - identification of defendant, twins; sentencing
Ryan v. HSBC - foreclosure, lost note, chain of title flaws
Randolph v. State - sufficiency of evidence, fundamental error, preservation
State v. Reese - Miranda, unequivocal request
Bunnell v. War Network - certiorari, consolidation denial, related cases

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Oliver v. State - sexual battery, custody; unlawful sexual activity, minor; double jeopardy
Ella v. Madden - summary judgment, ejectment, quiet title, conflicting evidence
McBride v. Keller - rehearing; dismissal, prejudice
Guerra v. State - grand theft; stolen property, dealing; § 812.025
TFV v. State - delinquency, residential program, uncounseled plea, conceded error

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Navarro v. State - postconviction relief
Scott v. State - postconviction relief
Severe v. State - postconviction relief
State v. Hipolito - speedy trial
Asaju v. State - postconviction relief
Cape Coral Emergency v. Doe - medical malpractice, presuit notice
Rodriguez v. Rodriguez - AI citations
Corona v. Ave Maria Parish - injunction, notice

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