Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of January 5 - 9, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

AB v. Barrow - insurance, notice, 58-month delay
Athos Overseas v. YouTube - copyright infringement, DMCA, safe harbor
USA v. Barry - sentencing, credit card fraud
FTC v. FleetCor - unfair trade practices, gas cards, summary judgment
Gutierrez-Mikan v. US Att’y Gen - immigration
USA v. Grable - Hobbs Act, robbery
Baker v. Atlanta - signature collection regulation, First Amendment challenge

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

State v. Nealy - search and seizure, exigent circumstances
27 Entrepreneurs v. DOR - tax assessment, administrative hearing, untimely petition

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Morgan v. Morgan - alimony, child support
Cruz v. State - postconviction relief

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

James v. State - improper opening, uncharged bad acts
Medina v. Casino Mia - dangerous condition
CDC v. WC WH - dismissal as sanction
Villasmil v. Steele - dismissal, no service
Molinet v. Van Orsdel - tortious interference with dead body
Sec First v. Moreno - late notice, prejudice
Smith v. State - sentence, vindictiveness
Hill-Becton v. MIA Aesthetics - arbitration, agreement
Rodriguez v. Bryant Permit - dismissal as sanction
Breedlove v. Gersten - partition, intervention
Oramas v. Asencio - child support
Washington v. State - postconviction relief
Ramirez v. State - habeas, appellate record

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Stonebraker v. State - sentencing
Levine v. State - downward departure
Holmes v. State - costs
NE 32d St v. State Bd - attorney’s fees, costs
Dart v. Dart - retroactive child support
Miller v. Velleff - restraining order
Stephen v. State - jury instruction, fundamental error
Thomas v. State - stipulation, fundamental error
Dean v. 1180 Bimini - injunction, specificity
RSM 18 v. Executive Centre - lease, deposit
Raj v. Sutherlin - right of first refusal
Shriberg v. Fla Flooring - standing
Merchbar v. Alliance Enter - personal jurisdiction
Diaz v. State - postconviction relief
Andersen Serv v. Old Republic - arbitration

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Brown v. Houligan’s Pub - insurance broker, failure to procure, damages
Jad v. Abinuman - temporary injunction, stalking; due process, timely appeal
Blessit v. State - concession of error; incompetence, restoration, due process
Depew v. State - battery, restitution, billing records
Stone v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
Wohl v. Heinzmann - strike complaint; sanctions, premature appeal
Vilomar v. State - mandamus; Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Harris v. Harris - dissolution of marriage, equitable distribution
Balbino-Lara v. State - sentencing, imposition of costs
Negron v. Bonilla - domestic violence, injunction
Miller v. State - postconviction relief
Irizarry v. State - sentencing, imposition of costs
Seminole Tribe v. Cosmas - tribal sovereign immunity
George v. Harvest Credit Mgmt - review of non-final orders
AH v. DCF - termination of parental rights
Candelario v. Taylor - summary disposition


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