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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 3 - 7, 2026
August 07, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Ponce - sentencing
Dish Network v. Fraifer - copyright, infringement, television
Key v. Dynamic Sec - employment, Title VII, retaliation, jury waiver
LE v. Cobb Cnty Sch - COVID policies, ADA, RA, standing, mootness, injunction

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Emas v. DeSantis - mandamus, judicial appointments

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Nat’l Assisted Living v. Bishop - insurance, coverage, defense
McPherson v. IMCMV - Applegate affirmance

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Haught v. Eagle Palms - homeowners, unpaid assessments, foreclosure, lien
Stein v. Reynolds Ventures - mandamus, mechanic’s lien, discharge

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


740 W v. Bay Harbour - directed verdict, preservation
Davis v. State - summary affirmance
Univision v. Lam - appellate jurisdiction, mandamus, Anti-SLAPP
Capellan v. Univ of Mia - insufficient record, preservation
Lowe v. State  - postconviction relief
State v. Lyles - investigatory stop, reasonable suspicion
Lynch v. Deutsche Bank  - certiorari, discovery
United Healthcare v. Cousins - certiorari, discovery
Morales v. State - postconviction relief
Zimmermann v. Miami-Dade Cnty - summary affirmance
De Sa v. Star Blue - judgment, relief, fraud
Titus v. Soni & Sons - adverse possession

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Zambrano v. State - postconviction relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Puett v. Florida Oranges - premises liability, summary judgment; costs, § 57.041
Knight v. Kepp - injunction, stalking; appellate jurisdiction, notice of appeal, timing
People’s Trust Ins v. Fernandez - compel appraisal, waiver
Sanford v. State - probation violation, written order

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Savage v. State - medical records, subpoena

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