Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 16 - 20, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Hicks v. Middleton - vicarious liability, employment, course and scope
UHS v. Sec’y of Labor - OSHA, workplace violence, employer
JF v. Carnival - negligence, cruise, sexual assault

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Fla Bar v. Martinez - attorney discipline
Lorenzo v. State - capital case, direct appeal
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rule

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Colston v. State - murder, evidence, GPS records, cell phone data
Miller v. Conney - future medical expenses, radiofrequency ablation
Cota v. State - Nelson, Faretta hearings
Stettin v. Home Depot - workers’ compensation
Nelson v. State - habitual traffic offenders
State v. Beaman - sentencing
Gooch v. Cowan - mandamus, right to hearing
GEICO v. Hines - certiorari, jurisdiction

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Wiendl v. Wiendl - certiorari, “abusive litigant” sanctions
Brito v. Citizens - insurance, first party, damages
Seaborn v. Seaborn - real property, partition, rental value

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Turner v. State - closing, harmless error
Eloquence v. CDC Builders - jury instructions, modification
Wilczek v. Calafell - personal injuries, evidence
Menada v. Arevalo - amendment, punitive damages, evidence, concurrence
Husarek v. State - resisting without violence, preservation
Catalina W v. First Cmty - duty to defend or indemnify, physical abuse exclusion, dissent
Universal v. Kattan - attorney’s fees, multiplier, evidence
Ventura v. State - rehearing, carjacking, sentence
Garcia v. Winn-Dixie Stores - summary judgment hearing, continuance
U.S. Alliance v.  Apeiron - worthless check, attorney’s fees
Aquastar v. Peckar & Abramson - extinguishment of mortgage, attorney’s fees, non-party
Alvarez v. Gamba - summary judgment, no evidence
Nikiema v. Pascal - land, appurtenance to land
Morant v. State - postconviction relief
FR Aleman v. Kiboko - injunction, covenant not to compete
Genman v.  Rinell - tipsy coachman, contract interpretation
Damas v. ARCPE - standing, note, business records
Tropper v. Corti - judgment, evidence
Perdomo v. Teran - personal jurisdiction, affirmative relief
Acosta v. State - postconviction relief
FD v. DCF - termination of parental rights, personal appearance
Harper v. State - postconviction relief
Hall v. State - mandamus, non-party
Arias v. State - sentence, preservation
Deparias v. State - life imprisonment, constitutionality
Fresquet v. State - sentence, preservation
Simmons v. State - life imprisonment, constitutionality

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Cohen v. Cohen - attorney’s fees, reasonableness, expert, § 61.16 exception

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Episcopal Children’s Srvcs v. DCF - rule amendment, APA
Schramm v. Adams Homes - summary judgment, premises liability, negligence
CAM Bradford Homes v. Arrants - unlicensed contractor, § 489.119(2), contract enforcement
Memorial Health Sys v. Hamilton Staffing - unjust enrichment, prejudgment interest, date of loss
Squires v. Squires - dissolution, modification, child support, time-sharing
Hale v. State - Anders appeal, written order
Hall v. State - suppression, inculpatory statements, pat-down search, consent

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Ghazall v. Grubb - summary disposition
Saldino v. Saldino - due process, parental timesharing
Allen v. Allen - summary disposition


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