Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 10 - 14, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Sheely - sentencing, crime of violence
Cntr for Bio Diversity v. EPA - Mosaic, phosphogypsum use
Fla East Coast RR v. Fed RR Admin - railroad rulemaking, crew size
Renfroe v. USAA - Alabama insurance, coverage, intentional conduct, bad faith
Mt Hawley v. H&M - insurance, duty to defend, settlement, mootness, appellate jurisdiction
USA v. Hollington - prescribing controlled substances, evidence, sentencing
Owoc v. Liquidating Trustee - bankruptcy, subchapter S corp, estate property
Waller v. Bd of Regents, GA Univ - education, Ga sovereign immunity, ADA discrimination

Silvia v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

Barton v. Barton - child custody, domestic violence evidence
Blakely v. State - discovery sanction
Alexandre v DOH - license revocation, notice

Huffman v. Huffman - alimony, imputed income, child support, fees
Univ P&C v. Bell - property insurance, § 627.70152, retroactivity, certified conflict
Ryan v. Eckard - arbitration award, vacatur, confirmation
Williams v. Williams - marital dissolution, temporary fees, findings     
Bandoian v. Bandoian - incapacity, guardianship
Reynolds v. Reynolds - defendant’s capacity
Serrano v. Mombrun Law - Fla Consumer Collection Practices Act
Persechino v. Station Sq CA - condo, injunction, unauthorized charging station
Citizens v. Nekouee - certiorari, insurance, presuit notice
Sillaway v. Brandon Crossroads - relation back doctrine
Johnson v. Johnson - appellate jurisdiction

Williams v. State - postconviction relief
McIntosh v. Wood - appellate mootness
Citizens v. Oppenheimer - 57.105 sanctions, safe harbor
Diaz v. Cat Cay - finality, appellate jurisdiction, oral contract
Hill v. Town Park Village - eviction, inadequate record
Jones v. state - postconviction relief
Fleitasborrego v. State - discovery violations, prejudice
Goosby v. Bank of NY Mellon - abuse of discretion standard
Matta v. State - postconviction relief
Videla v. Ogino - relief from judgment, new evidence
Moore v. State - identification, fundamental error
Hernandez v. Capital One - summary affirmance

Fla Ins Guar v. Cantwell - insurance, settlement agreement, attorney’s fees
Craftsman Plastering v. Rath Mor - additur, preservation, trial court speculation, refuted damages
Vainberg v. Fla Ins Guar - §§ 627.428, 631.70, insurance, Drew repair contract, attorney’s fees
Wealth Mortgage v. Phinizee - failure to prosecute, bankruptcy stay, rule 1.540(b), timeliness
Powell v. Powell - §§ 61.501, 61.515, 88.2051, jurisdiction, child custody transfer, child support
Nicholas v. Hagberg - psych evaluation, objection, waiver
JMOR Prop v. Kirzner - AI citations, controlling law, attorney competence, bar referral

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

McBean v. McBean - stalking injunction, petition, legal insufficiency; dissolution, nonfinal, appellate jurisdiction
Mahoney v. State - restitution, accident, suspended license, causal relationship
Dundore v. Hall - summary judgment, FDUTPA, disputed material facts
Billingsly v. State - probation revocation, written order, identified conditions
Carrington Mtg v. Tessenear - mortgage reformation, statute of limitations
Green v. Green - attorney’s fees, prevailing party
Carrington v. Tessenear - foreclosure, mobile home, certificate of title
Abboud v. Abboud - certiorari; Spencer bar, pro se
ZLG v. State - probation revocation, written order, identified conditions
Gutierrez v. State - confession of error, subject matter jurisdiction, charging documents
Taylor v. State - Spencer bar, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

State v. Barnes - search warrant
JGN v. State - probation
Estancia v. Aji-Dawkins - amendment, punitive damages]
Serena v. State - search warrant
Crager v. US Bank - summary judgment, detailed reason
Rogers v. State - community control
Lugo v. State - evidence, uncharged crime
EG v. LD - insufficient record, argument waiver

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