Coverage by Practice Area
The latest decision in each area — click a headline to read, or “See all” for the full archive.
Appellate Procedure
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Third DCA upholds a vexatious-litigant order and sanctions against a pro se plaintiff
A trial court may declare a party a vexatious litigant under section 68.093 and impose sanctions under both the statute and its…
Sep 2, 2026
Bankruptcy
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A bankrupt company’s Subchapter S tax election isn’t shielded from its owner by the automatic stay, Eleventh Circuit rules
John Owoc — founder of VPX/Bang Energy — wanted to revoke the company's Subchapter S tax status after its Chapter 11 filing.…
Aug 10, 2026
Business & Commercial Litigation
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A lease’s forum-selection clause doesn’t reach claims about fees paid before the lease existed, Sixth DCA says
A forum-selection clause buried in an equipment lease governs only suits “commenced hereunder” — so it can’t be used to toss a…
Sep 4, 2026
Civil Rights
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Rebekah Jones’ claims over her removal from Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard fail on summary judgment, First DCA affirms
Jones says she was disciplined for refusing to alter COVID-19 infection data and for speaking publicly about her role building the state's…
Jul 29, 2026
Consumer Protection
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A hydrogen-water ‘wellness’ company’s reimbursement bait-and-switch violated Florida’s consumer protection law, Fourth DCA rules
The Attorney General wins its appeal against one of three individual owners of Trusii, a company accused of luring customers with a…
Jun 3, 2026
Criminal Defense — Federal
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Sentencing a defendant under Guidelines amended after his crime violated the Ex Post Facto Clause, Eleventh Circuit rules
Rodney Brown's 324-month sentence for Hobbs Act robbery and a firearm offense used a 2023 Sentencing Guidelines amendment that didn't exist when…
Sep 9, 2026
Criminal Defense — State
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No “depraved mind”: First DCA reduces a second-degree murder conviction to manslaughter
An impulsive overreaction during a sudden, volatile domestic crisis is not the “ill will, hatred, spite, or evil intent” that second-degree murder…
Sep 2, 2026
DUI
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Pointing out a DUI defendant’s refusal to take field tests isn’t burden-shifting, Fourth DCA rules
Telling a jury that a defendant's refusal to perform roadside exercises or a breath test shows ‘consciousness of guilt’ doesn't improperly shift…
Sep 2, 2026
Employment Law
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A port security guard doesn’t automatically dodge arbitration under the transportation-worker exemption, First DCA rules
Phillip Miller argued his job securing a port meant his employment discrimination claim couldn't be forced into arbitration. The First District affirms…
Jul 8, 2026
Estate Planning & Probate
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Out-of-state friends of a decedent can’t be dragged into a Florida undue-influence fight without Florida contacts, First DCA rules
A decedent's sister tried to add his Wisconsin friends as defendants in a long-running Escambia County probate case, alleging they influenced him…
Sep 2, 2026
Family Law
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Giving a spouse sole authority to hire a realtor isn’t ‘possession’ of the house, Sixth DCA rules
A family court order letting a wife pick the realtor for the marital home, without her husband's signature, doesn't hand her immediate…
Sep 4, 2026
Foreclosure Defense
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A lost note with a blank endorsement still needs proof of standing to foreclose, Sixth DCA rules
U.S. Bank won summary judgment foreclosing on an Orange County property using a lost promissory note. The Sixth District reverses, finding a…
Jun 19, 2026
HOA & Condo Law
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A condo association that skips an argument on the first appeal can’t raise it on the second, Fourth DCA rules
Boca View Condominium Association waited until a second appeal to challenge how the trial court calculated prejudgment interest on a fee award…
Sep 2, 2026
Immigration Law
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Florida’s robbery-by-sudden-snatching conviction is an ‘aggravated felony’ that blocks cancellation of removal, Eleventh Circuit rules
Rishi Ramdial argued his Florida robbery conviction was too minor to count as a deportable theft offense. The Eleventh Circuit denies his…
Aug 21, 2026
Insurance & Bad Faith
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FIGA doesn’t have to pay a $20,000 attorney-fee piece of a pre-insolvency settlement, Second DCA rules
When an insurer goes insolvent and the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association steps into its shoes, FIGA is not on the hook for…
Sep 2, 2026
Landlord-Tenant
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Excluding a tenant’s expert testimony was reversible error in a ceiling-collapse injury case, Second DCA rules
A Pinellas County tenant hurt when her kitchen ceiling collapsed after a leak gets a new trial after the Second District finds…
Aug 28, 2026
Medical Malpractice
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Whether a birth-injury claim belongs before NICA or a jury has to be decided first, Third DCA rules
Mount Sinai Medical Center partially wins a fight over whether an administrative law judge must first decide if a baby's neurological injury…
Jul 8, 2026
Personal Injury
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A resort owes no duty to warn a barefoot guest that a pool deck is hot in the summer sun, Third DCA holds
A hot cement pool deck and beach sand under a 95-degree Florida sky is an open and obvious condition, and a premises…
Sep 2, 2026
Real Estate & Property
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A 2018 permit denial can’t revive a development plan the state barred back in 1973, First DCA rules
Key Haven waited 45 years to challenge the state's halt on its Florida Keys dredge-and-fill project, then sued when a new permit…
Aug 26, 2026
Workers Compensation
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A workplace brain injury can make a family’s guardianship costs compensable too, First DCA rules
After her son suffered a compensable traumatic brain injury on a lawn-care job, Kimberly Fish sought reimbursement for the guardianship she needed…
Aug 26, 2026