In Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. v. Horowitch (SC11-1371), the Florida Supreme Court addressed a number of questions relating to awards of attorney’s fees, certified to the Supreme Court by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Two questions related to Continue Reading …
Today the Supremes issued a per curiam opinion in In re: Certification of Need of Additional Judges addressing the need for additional judges in the state, pursuant to the Court’s duty under Art. V, Sec. 9 of the Florida Constitution. Continue Reading …
Today the Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in Florida v. Catalano, Case No. SC11-1166, which invalidated on constitutional grounds section 316.3045, Florida Statutes, the statute that prohibited excessive amplified noise generated in vehicles. The statute made it unlawful to Continue Reading …
By Damon Pichoff In the two separate opinions recently issued in Birge v. Charron and Cevallos v. Rideout (No.’s SC10-1755 and SC09 – 2238, respectively) the Florida Supreme Court fine-tuned the rusty mechanics of the ol’ Rear-End Collision Rule. The Continue Reading …
In spite of each of the Justices winning the retention vote on November 6 with approximately 68% in favor as opposed to 32% against, at least one Florida taxpayer, the Petitioner in Jones v. Detzner, believes the answer to the Continue Reading …
In Keck v. Eminisor the Supreme Court considered whether a non-final order denying a claim of sovereign immunity by an employee of an ‘instrumentality of the state’ for acts committed under the scope of employment could be reviewed on interlocutory Continue Reading …
In Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. San Perdido Association, the Florida Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a non-final order can be reviewed on interlocutory appeal by the extraordinary writs of certiorari or prohibition. Following Hurricane Ivan, Citizens, a Continue Reading …
by Damon Pichoff In Garcia v. Andonie, No. SC11-553 (October 4, 2012), the Florida Supreme Court invalidated a legislative measure to restrict the availability of the Homestead Tax Exemption. David and Ana Andonie are citizens of Honduras living in Florida Continue Reading …
It is probably safe to say that any case that has made its way to the Florida Supreme Court is a significant one. It has been a while, however, since one week of oral arguments scheduled before the Court involved Continue Reading …
The Supreme Court recently ruled in Haridopolos v. Citizens for Strong Schools, Inc. that a trial to determine precisely those questions can go forward. The case history, which follows, demonstrates just how contentious this case is likely to be. In Continue Reading …
