Court Filings

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's decision in a dispute between Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc. (doing business as JET ICU) and two Blue Cross entities. The appeal challenged the circuit court's judgment, but the appellate court, in a per curiam opinion, concluded that the lower-court ruling should stand and issued an affirmance without published opinion. The panel unanimously agreed to affirm, with no extended written analysis included in the opinion provided.

The District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, affirmed a county court decision in an appeal brought by Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc. (d/b/a Jet ICU) against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., and Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company (d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana). The opinion is per curiam, short, and simply states the judgment was affirmed without published reasoning in this entry. The panel of judges Lucas (C.J.), Kelly, and Smith concurred. The decision was filed April 17, 2026.

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's ruling in a case where Hydro-Dyne Engineering, Inc. appealed from a Pinellas County circuit court decision involving Michael Williams, Scott Griffith, Cornerstone Mechanical, LLC, and Cornerstone H20, LLC. The appeal was taken under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130. The appellate court issued a one-line per curiam decision affirming the lower court's judgment, with three judges concurring. No further opinion or reasoning was provided in the published docket entry.

The appellate court reviewed a pro se appeal by Norman Chris Hrabovsky from an order of the Pinellas County Circuit Court involving Trask Daigneault, LLP and two individual defendants. After considering the parties' submissions, the Second District affirmed the lower court's decision. The per curiam opinion provides no extended factual or legal analysis in the published entry, simply announcing the affirmance and noting concurrence by the three judges. No further explanation of the circuit court's reasoning or the issues decided is included in the short published entry.

The Florida Second District Court of Appeal issued a brief per curiam decision affirming the lower court's ruling. The appeal was taken by Patrick Gilles from an order of the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, presided over by Judge Lindsay Alvarez. Both parties appeared pro se. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision without published opinion and the panel of judges concurred.

The Florida Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court's decision in a dispute involving members and the estate of Emma Jean Baldwin. The appeal was brought pro se by Chad R. Baldwin against the estate and several relatives. The appellate court issued a short per curiam opinion stating only 'Affirmed' without published reasoning, and the panel of three judges concurred. The decision leaves the lower court's judgment intact and ends this stage of appellate review.

The Sixth District reversed and remanded a jury verdict in a car-accident negligence suit because the trial court wrongly excluded deposition testimony of the sheriff’s office organizational representative about the office’s internal investigation and finding that its deputy’s crash was “preventable” and therefore the deputy was at fault. The district court held the trial court’s stated legal bases for exclusion did not support it and concluded the appellate court cannot apply the evidentiary balancing rule (Section 90.403) in the first instance to affirm under the tipsy coachman doctrine. The case is remanded for a new trial and the court certified conflict with two First District decisions.

The Sixth District reversed a county court's orders that had set aside a default final judgment for possession and dismissed an eviction complaint. Landlord Wayne Rickert sued tenants Karen and Erin Valencia for nonpayment of rent under an oral month-to-month tenancy and obtained a default final judgment after the tenants failed to timely pay the rent allegedly due on September 1. The appellate court held the tenants waived defenses other than payment by not paying alleged rent when due or timely moving to have the rent determined, so the trial court erred in vacating the default and dismissing the complaint. The case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.

The Sixth District reversed a trial-court judgment that had enforced a 1973 deed addendum requiring Riviera’s land to be used as a golf course. The trial court had concluded the restriction remained enforceable because it was preserved by a 1990 affidavit (the Gifford Affidavit). The appellate court held the affidavit was not a muniment of title and therefore could not preserve the pre-root restriction under Florida’s Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA). Because no muniment preserved the restriction, MRTA extinguished it; the case is remanded with instructions to enter summary judgment for Riviera.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment in a dispute between Dr. Gary Boraks, LLC (as assignee of Runnell D. Curry) and the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA). The court held that FIGA is not generally liable for attorney’s fees under section 627.428 and may only be assessed fees under the limited exception in section 631.70 when FIGA affirmatively denies a covered claim other than by delay. The court relied on statutory text and precedent limiting FIGA’s obligations to policy limits (up to statutory caps), interest as provided, and attorney’s fees only in that narrow circumstance.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower-court judgment in a case brought by appellant Luiz Silva against Frances Von Holten, Joseph Von Holten, Vinicius Lara, and Vizzion Construction, LLC. The appeal was decided by a three-judge panel and the court issued a brief per curiam affirmance citing Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.315(a). No appellee brief or appearance was filed. The decision is final subject to any timely motion authorized by the appellate rules for rehearing or clarification.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's ruling in a dispute between Jose and Nancy Quinones (appellants) and Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (appellee). The per curiam opinion, issued April 16, 2026, simply states 'AFFIRMED' without additional explanation in the published text. The appeal arose from the circuit court in Duval County, and the appellate panel—Chief Judge Jay and Judges Lambert and Maciver—concurred in the decision to affirm.

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment in favor of appellee Moosa Syhead against appellant Nova Palms Holdings LLC. The appeal arose from a Broward County circuit court case (062022CA009666AXXXCE). The appellate panel issued a brief per curiam decision, stating simply 'Affirmed' without elaboration. Because the opinion offers no substantive explanation, the appellate court left intact the lower court's ruling and allowed any timely motion for rehearing to proceed under normal rules.

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment in a dispute between homeowner Mary Burliuk Holt and Lighthouse Bay Condominium Association, Inc. The appeal (No. 4D2025-0869) challenged a ruling from the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County. The appellate panel issued a per curiam opinion simply stating 'Affirmed' without published reasoning, and the three judges concurred. The decision is not final until any timely motion for rehearing is resolved.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a county court judgment in an appeal by Kevin Flynn and Stacey Dever against French Village Condominium Association, Bryan Taylor, and John Beech. The appellate court issued a brief per curiam decision, endorsing the lower court's ruling without published opinion and noting the judgment is not final until any timely motion for rehearing is resolved. No additional factual findings or legal reasoning were included in the opinion provided.