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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 18 - 22, 2026
May 22, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Marbut v. Phillips - qualified immunity, search and seizure
Bolton v. Coweta Cnty Sheriff - sovereign immunity
T-Mobile v. Roswell - Telecommunications Act, cell service regulation
Great Lakes Ins v. Crabtree - prior dismissals, prejudice
LW v. Ga Dept of Cmty. Health - Medicaid, nursing care
Mobile Baykeeper v. Ala Power - standing, environmental claims, coal ash removal

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Wilcox v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Mendivil v. Fla Bar - mandamus

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

 

Reddick v. State - probation violation, sentencing
Priest v. State Farm - insurance, presuit notice
James v. Hernandez - vicarious liability, agent, independent contractor
Norman v. State - postconviction relief
Smith v. Lee - sovereign immunity
Jones v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Lawler v. DOH - administrative review, nursing license suspension

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Cosme v. State - evidence, bolstering testimony
Tampa v. Liberty Hosp - appellate jurisdiction, partial final judgment
Hills Cnty Sheriff v. Prahalad - sovereign immunity
Piljevic v. Jankovic - parenting plan
Facundo v. State - amended information, surplusage
Nichols v. French - nonbinding arbitration, trial de novo

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Carballo v. State - jury selection, racial bias
Cruz v. Miami - nominal damages
Umana v. MRG Glazing - fees, inadequate record
St Peter & Paul v. Diocese - church property
Wagner v. Nielsen Co - debt, fraudulent transfer
Kuluz v. Monroe Cnty - zoning, new development, driveway
Ferguson v. Trinidad & Tobago - RICO, fees, business records exception
Francois v. State - withdrawal of plea
A-Team v. Fla Peninsula Ins - late notice
Dana Ent v. Tucan & Baru - receivership, dissolution
Fletcher v. Bhangari - service, waiver of defense
SA v. DCF - parental rights termination
Morrison v. Estate of Brown - probate, final distribution
Thomas-McDonald v. Silva - certiorari, ‘cat out of the bag’
Reardon v. RJConsulting - appellate jurisdiction, dismissal
Osorio v. State - mandamus, denied

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Maloney v. State - sentencing
Inostroza v. State - ineffective assistance, plea, prejudice
Material Handling v. United Granite - arbitration, attorney’s fees
Dore v. Baptiste - paternity, income, child support
Sturridge v. State - dual-jury procedure, severance

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

 

Ellis v. East Coast Cooling - dismissal, service of process, limitations period, prejudice
Torres-Melendez v. Melendez-Andrade - dissolution, contempt; income deduction orders, attorney’s fees
Beachway Restaurants v. Coquina Beach - commercial lease, conversion, substantial evidence
Stouse v. Stouse - alimony arrearages, contempt, purge amount
Thomas v. Cypress Holdings - dismissal, sanction, Kozel factors, limitations period, prejudice
Green v. DOC - Spencer bar, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Dunlap v. State - sentencing
State v. Hart - suppression of evidence
Brailsford v. State - sentencing, nonretroactivity
Walker v. State - postconviction relief
Lee County v. Captiva Civic - ultra vires contract, police power
Kings Roofing v. Fusion Works - fabricated citations
Baptiste v. State - sentencing, nonretroactivity
Robinson v. State - sentencing

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