Regina Keenan The Florida Supreme Court in Board of Trustees of the City Pension Fund for Firefighters & Police Officers in the City of Tampa v. Parker (SC 12-890) held that parties that prevail on claims for benefits under local Continue Reading …
Kristen Larson and Regina Keenan In Tracey v. State (SC11-2254), the Florida Supreme Court held that a trial court erred in admitting evidence obtained from real time cell site location tracking which was not authorized by a court order, and Continue Reading …
John Koeppel On Thursday the Florida Supreme Court reversed a decision by the First District Court of Appeal regarding uninsured motorist (UM) insurance, Travelers Commercial Ins. Co. v. Harrington, 86 So. 3d 1274 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012), and held that Continue Reading …
John Koeppel On October 16, the Court issued a ruling in a controversial case involving a notorious former school teacher who was charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery under section 800.04(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2003), for committing sexual Continue Reading …
John Koeppel On October 9th, the Florida Supreme Court clarified whether a trial court may impose a sentence on remand that departs from the Criminal Punishment Code where the trial judge failed to comply with the requirements of section 775.082(10), Continue Reading …
Kristen Larson In Davis v. State (SC13-6), the Florida Supreme Court denied the appellant’s arguments that his conviction and sentence of death should be overturned on the basis that: “(1) the trial court failed to remain neutral during the penalty-phase Continue Reading …
Regina Keenan On October 7, the Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument in Citizens Property Ins., Corp., Etc. v. Perdido Sun Condominium Assoc., Inc., Etc. (SC14-185), a civil action against Citizens for bad faith. The trial court’s dismissal of the Continue Reading …
Michael Maida On October 7, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in Plank v. State (SC14-414), on appeal from the First District Court of Appeal, 130 So. 3d 289 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014), which certified conflict with Woods v. State, Continue Reading …
Kristen Larson This week the Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument in Limones v. School District of Lee County. (SC13-932) The central issue in this case is whether a school district’s failure to use an AED (automated external defibrillator) was Continue Reading …
John Koeppel The State of Florida recently petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to clarify what constitutes an antique firearm for purposes of section 790.23, Fla. Stat. (2012), which prohibits possession of a firearm by a felon. Weeks v. State (SC14-1856). Continue Reading …
