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

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Bay United v. INXS - bankruptcy
Rodriguez v. Imperial Brands - Cuban confiscated property, personal jurisdiction
Carrin v. Smiledge - prison, adequate treatment, Bivens
USA v. Rivera - sex offenses, minor, prejudicial evidence, sexually explicit conduct

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Duckett v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Universal P&C v. Karmo - insurance, damages, value evidence
Grek v. CL Golden - nursing home, wrongful death, COVID, limitations
Walker v. State - postconviction relief
Jones v. State - trial court jurisdiction pending appeal
Easley v. Comerford - pro se sanctions
Panama City v. Bambi’s - adult business, ownership change, ordinance, notice
Woullard v. Comerford - habeas corpus

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


St Pete Police v. Dennis - seizure, forfeiture
Madill v. Russell - probate, notice of proceedings
Hills Cnty v. P&P Hldgs - second-tier certiorari, code enforcement
SFR Servs v. Am Coastal - property insurance, timely notice, settlement proposal
Baranowski v. Tesh - alimony, child support
FLN Props v. First Stop Food - mandamus, landlord-tenant, writ of possession

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Zeigler v. McGhee - adverse possession
MS v. DCF - egregious conduct
Smart Lighting v. Miami-Dade Cnty - temporary injunction
Feijoo v. Infinity - EOU, prejudice
Ask v. Askarian - discovery, sanctions
Diamond v. Gosnell - lost profits
Hernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Rivero v. State - depraved mind
Panov v. Panova - divorce, judgment, inconsistency
Blenman v. Paychex PEO - appellate issue, waiver
Da Silva v. Labriola - attorney’s fees, evidentiary hearing 
Zadeh v. Aegis - default, vacatur, improper service
State v. Scott - Miranda warnings, statements, suppression
Lucas v. State - mandamus, postconviction relief
ED v. DCF - parental rights, termination 
Hudson v. State - restitution
Schmidt v. Stokes - arbitration award, vacatur

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Lake Worth v. Viera - contract, ambiguity
Mompoint v. Wachovia - collateral estoppel
Universal v. Davila - notice of intent to litigate
Taylor v. Town Clerk - public records
Gouldy v. Chiasson - frivolous arguments
Treasure Coast v. Optima - venue, language
MRS v. Digital Academy - arbitration

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Green v. Green - trust, property devise, ambiguity
Gingery v. State - sexual battery; lawyer consultation, recess, prohibited
Crim v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
Hudson v. State - suppression, K-9 sniff, prolonged traffic stop
Cannon v. Lane - certiorari; genetic testing, paternity
Hahn v. Henderson - small claims
Seward v. State - sentence

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Ferreira v. State - evidence suppression
Universal Prop v. King - replacement cost evidence
Perez v. State - traffic stop
Santiago v. State - judgment of acquittal
Llanos-Garcia v. State - sentencing
Baldwin v. State - postconviction relief
Laos v. Bently Luxury - insufficient record
Jones v. State - postconviction relief

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