Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of January 12 - 16, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules
In re Fla R Civ P - more amended rules
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended bar rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Batie v. State - sentencing

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Boardwine v. State - double jeopardy
Davis v. Hillsborough - certiorari, contempt
Farrell v. Bank of NY - fees, evidentiary hearing
Ghoneim v. State - jail credit
Simmons v. State - postconviction relief
Maybell v. Bryant - child support
Judd v. Judd - appellate jurisdiction, clerk’s default
Torres-Carmona v. State - search and seizure
McWhorter v. Event Servs - premises liability, duty, dangerous condition

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Walgreens v. Chaux - spoliation, Daubert
Mpaka v. State - peremptory challenges
Kapson v. Homeowners Choice Ins - coverage, collateral source evidence
Nesbitt v. SafePoint Ins - fraud on the court
Dascal v. Dascal - trust asset valuation
Fla Ins Guar Assoc v. Ramos - GIA coverage, attorney’s fees
McCoy v. State - recantation, impeachment, hearsay
Hernandez v. Wilmington Savs - discovery sanctions
Carmona Realty v. Fernandez - contract formation, statute of frauds, merger doctrine
Crane v. Crane - dissolution, attorney’s fees
Dascal v. Chariff - probate, costs and fees
AB v. Dep’t of Child & Fams - termination of parental rights
AFP 103 v. Common Wealth Trust Servs - indispensable party joinder
Capuzzo v. Joch - enforceability of lease, inadequate record
Alt Glob One v. Feingold - stay, denial of certiorari
Martinez v. State - postconviction relief
Simon v. State - postconviction relief
Roundtree v. State - postconviction relief
Rivera v. State - no-contact order
Merchison v. State - postconviction relief
Bonczyk v. Wolfe - denial of certiorari
Mack v. State - habeas corpus, arrest warrant

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Caribo v. State - impeachment, prior convictions, opening the door, dissent
Beck v. North Broward Hosp - sovereign immunity, waiver, contract

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Haxel v. Haxel - dissolution, post-separation house payments, credit
Roberts v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Smith v. State - jail credit
Valentin v. State - revocation of probation
Nelson v. State - inconsistent verdict


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