Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 24 - 28, 2022
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Carson v. Monsanto Co - preemption, vacating prior opinion
Christmas v. Harris Cnty - qualified immunity
US v. Malone - plain error, plea bargain, dissent
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
State v. Garcia - Fifth Amendment, smartphone password, certiorari standards
First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Orlando v. Moore - workers’ compensation
Burney v. State - evidence, pending charges, witness
Air Quality v. Southern-Owners Ins - insurance, pleadings, assignment
Bensatec Geosciences v. Surf Consultants - Applegate affirmance
Wimmer v. Robey - Applegate affirmance
JD v. State - preservation of error
Wilson v. FCHR - Whistle-blower’s Act, complaint
Landrum v. State - postconviction relief
Eastburn v. State - mandamus, preservation
Houston v. State - pro se sanctions
Whisby v. State - pro se sanctions
Maddox v. State - judicial disqualification
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Balch v. Bank of NY - appellate standing
State v. Erway - appellate jurisdiction, motorized bicycle
Jackson v. State - postconviction relief
Pagidipati v. Vyas - attorney disqualification
Beck v. Wright - appellate jurisdiction, punitive damages
Roman v. State - postconviction relief
Dydek v. State - search and seizure
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Wright v. State - sentencing
Bruce Chiro v. Allstate - PIP, fee schedules, summary judgment, affidavit
Family Health Care v. Allstate - PIP, fee schedules, summary judgment, affidavit
West v. City First Mort - lack of transcript, compulsory counterclaim, leave to amend
PJS v. State - delinquency, remote hearing
Mintz v. State - murder, closing argument
Mavroleon v. Orrego - arbitration
Sosa v. Pena - child custody, jurisdiction, forum, unjustifiable conduct
Kapitanov v. Spinnaker Bay CA - amending pleadings, five attempts
JGF 1560 Lenox v. Barre Motion - landlord-tenant
Ted & Stan’s Towing v. Bulk Express - certiorari, work product, incident report
Jordan v. State - sentencing
Suntech Plumbing v. Bella Isla - appellate jurisdiction
Michel v. State - postconviction relief
Pulwer v. Pearl Bros - mandamus, rule 1.440, action not at issue
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Leyte-Vidal v. Leyte-Vidal - dissolution, income
Mendelson v. Howard - attorney’s fees, fee expert qualifications
Kloppe v. Off Lease Only - attorney’s fees, timeliness of support
Nottage v. State - postconviction relief
Guzman v. State - six-person jury, sentencing, waiver
Allstate v. Hoffman - prohibition, jurisdiction
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Williams v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Fla Assn of Realtors v. Orange Cty - rent control ordinance, ballot summary
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