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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 16 - 20, 2026
March 20, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Johnson v. Miami-Dade - employment, discrimination, retaliation, prima facie case
Nance v. Ga DOC - lethal injection, constitutional challenges
Foster v. King - § 1981, qualified immunity, school employment, race

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
 

Saffold v. State - plea withdrawal after sentencing reversed
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended professionalism requirements
In re Fla R App P - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Gacek v. Avalon Dunes CA - malicious prosecution, condo litigation
Dominguez v. State - mass shooting threat, evidence
Branch v. State - burglary, preservation, evidence
State v. Zillow - False Claims Act, Unclaimed Property Act
Purple Pride v. Burgess - workers’ compensation, constitutional challenge, notice to AG prerequisite
Hines v. Gill - Applegate affirmance

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


AARAYA Public Adj v. Crucial Claims - certiorari, document production, privilege
Aldacosta v. State - post-verdict nolle prosse
Davis v. State - sentencing
Hill v. State - certiorari, subpoena, medical records

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Lyles v. State - ineffective assistance 
Cabrera v. DBPR - administrative complaint, no hearing request 
Ash v. Ash - guardianship, accounting, standing
Gilbert v. Riley - reopening of estate, due process 
Messa v. State - habitual felony offender, probation, condition 
First Horizon v. Hayworth - prohibition, case jurisdiction 
Louissaint v. State - fine, costs, credit 
Zapata v. State - jury selection, scope of questioning
Palomeque v. Ibanez - exclusion of evidence
Frantin v. MVS Media - law of case, personal jurisdiction
Vargas v. State - DUI arrest, bolstering, breath test
Pantoja v. Francis - injunction, repeat violence, insufficient record
Rolle v. Joseph - injunction, stalking
Venters v. Paul James - sale of unregistered securities
Ade v. Public Health - summary judgment evidence
Williams v. Green - habeas, pre-trial detention, standard

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Varone v. Publix - duty, criminal acts
Homeowner’s Choice v. Oakes - preservation
Kincaid v. Wal-Mart - dangerous condition, knowledge
FIGA v. Cadet - settlement, enforcement
Leigh v. Leigh - sanctions, notice
Dunac v. Dunac - vacate, hearing
River Landings v. River Carlton - injunction, findings
Francois v. Vive Fin - vacate, false citations

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Lemos v. State - certified conflict; indictment, oral amendment, waiver  

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Ruffenach v. Deutsche Bank - attorneys’ fees
Wal-Mart v. Wynn - expert disclosures
Diversified Land Mgmt v. Agosto - proximate cause
Tasman v. Jusakos - derivative claims
Bburgett v. Benfam Holdings - summary judgment findings
Wyrick v. Millennial Capital - arbitrability delegation
Crafted Audio v. Clair Global - summary judgment
SS v. DCF - waiver, inadequate briefing
Soloid v. King - certiorari, irreparable harm
Hessert v. Hessert - AI citations

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