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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 13 - 17, 2021
September 18, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

JN v. Jefferson Bd of Ed - IDEA
Rafferty v. Denny's - FLSA, tips
US v. Watkins - suppression, en banc remand
Wade v. Lewis - qualified immunity
McLaurin v. Terminix - arbitration award, vacatur, confirmation

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

BV v. DCF - parental rights, termination
MH v. DCF - failure to prosecute appeal
Ellis v. State - competency
Imhof v. Walton Cnty - development order, comprehensive plan, certified conflict
Huggins v. Siegel - workers' compensation
Harman v. Merchant Transp - workers' compensation
Holcombe v. Naples - workers' compensation
Stevens v. Travers - alimony
Whitfield v. State - Stand Your Ground
Young v. Williams - e-mail service
Foster v. State - certiorari, Fifth Amendment, cell phone passcode
Jones v. State - postconviction relief
Morrill v. State - belated appeal

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Chery v. State - search and seizure
Nelson v. State - competency
Parsons v. Culp - § 767.01, dog damage, defenses
Bickel v. State - postconviction relief
Morgan v. Morgan - equitable distribution, alimony, child support

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Mendez v. ASI - strike sham pleading
Trandworld v. Rubin - rehearing granted
Welspring v. Frangi - unliquidated damages, default
United v. Life Medical - atty's fees
Progressive v. Dr. Car Glass - certiorari
Hernandez v. Junior - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Kazan v. Hachache - marital dissolution, child support
Guarino v. Mandel - personal jurisdiction, dismissal
State v. Moss - mandatory sentence, ex post facto
Canon v. Ziadie - attorney's fees, prevailing party
Gregoire v. Citizens Prop Ins - attorney's fees, appellate
State Farm v. Imaging Center - PIP, reimbursement
Kistner v. DCF - adoption, intervention

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Moses v. Moses - dissolution, equitable distribution, child support
Handy v. Countertops To Go - arbitration, dismissal, stay
Doe v. Toyota - confidentiality, court records
Hyacinthe v. State - plea, Nelson hearing
Claridy v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate
Sweeting v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
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