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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 9 - 13, 2026
February 13, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

O’Neal v. Am Shaman - FLSA, settlement, litigation bar
USA v. Mullings - plea withdrawal, sentencing
USA v. Hicks - felon with firearm, sentencing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


FCOR v. Clarke - parole, administrative review
Grable v. Grable - equitable distribution, alimony
Martinez v. Jinks - appellate jurisdiction, fees without amount
Williams v. State - appellate jurisdiction, sentencing

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Dawson v. State - sentencing
Higbee v. State - justifiable force defense, forcible felony exception, fundamental error
Villecco v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Marin v. State - jury instructions
Reyes v. Blue Cross Blue Shield - causation, summary judgment
Davis v. State - conviction for conduct not charged
Dejanovic v. Block - collateral estoppel, default judgment
Ansaroff v. Laureles - foreclosure, default judgment
Seneque v. Florida Peninsula Ins Co - preservation
Ford-Williams v. Xingu Properties - amended judgment, untimely appeal
Izquierdo v. Iglesias - child support calculation
State v. Vergara - witness failure to appear
City of Hialeah Gardens v. Castellanos - sovereign immunity, tort
KADA 13 v. Georgetown Holdings - trust property conveyance
State v. Scruggs - paternity, evidentiary hearing
Padron v. State - postconviction relief
Lightsey v. State - postconviction relief
E&J Shoe Wholesale v. Inocent - inadequate record
Milian v. State - postconviction relief
Ruiz v. D’Arbelles - certiorari, psychological evaluation
Torner v. Ideal Credit Union - improper service, waiver of defenses
Marquez v. Oran - writ of prohibition, disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Shalamoff v. State - sentencing
Crossen v. Feeley - marital dissolution, equitable distribution
Castro v. State - competency evaluation, timing
Bazile v. State - criminal history, expungement
Wynne Building v. Spanish Lakes - mobile homeowners’ associations, class action
Galante v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Steinberg v. Cudak - vexatious litigant, show cause

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

DL v. Community Based Care - foster care, negligence, statute of limitations
Conley v. State - postconviction relief
McBride v. Keller - dismissal, interlocutory appeal, jurisdiction

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Grant v. State - postconviction relief
Jones v. State - search, protective sweep
Trigueiro v. Oliveira - excusable neglect
Hannah v. Malkani - preservation, rehearing

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