One interesting case that the Florida Supreme Court may accept jurisdiction over is Leon County, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (SC13-838). The essential issue that the Court will have to address, if it takes the case, is whether Continue Reading …
Yesterday the Florida Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion in Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, et al. v. State of Florida (SC09-1181 and SC10-1349). The 5-2 decision, authored by Justice Quince, considered issues presented from two appeals Continue Reading …
On May 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae brief in the matter of Florida Board of Bar Examiners Re: Question as to Whether Undocumented Immigrants are Eligible for Admission to the Florida Bar (SC11-2568). Continue Reading …
In City of Palm Bay v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (SC11-830), the Florida Supreme Court held that a municipal ordinance may not establish super-priority status for municipal code enforcement liens. City of Palm Beach Ordinance 97-07 provides that liens on Continue Reading …
Angela Samples, etc., et al., v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (SC10-1295) addressed the constitutionality of the limitation in s. 766.31(1)(b)1., Fla. Stat., of a single award of $100,000 to both parents entitled to compensation under the Florida Birth-Related Continue Reading …
In Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Barbara J. Phillips, etc., et al. (SC11-2513) the Florida Supreme Court considered whether the statute of limitations of section 95.11, Fla. Stat., applicable to “civil actions and proceedings” pursuant to s. 95.011, Fla. Continue Reading …
In Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Graham, et al. (SC11-2465), the Florida Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of section 366.93, Florida Statutes, which authorizes the Public Services Commission (PSC) to allow a utility to recover preconstruction costs through customer Continue Reading …
