Florida First District Court of Appeal
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State appeals court upholds DeSantis-backed congressional map
A Florida appeals court has reversed a lower court finding that the state’s congressional map signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis flies in the face of the state constitution because it diminishes the voting power of Black Floridians. -
Fate of Florida property insurance reform measure moves to First District appeals court
Florida contractors who engage in weather-related home repairs have taken steps to appeal a Leon County judge’s ruling that dismissed their challenge to a property insurance reform restricting their ability to recover attorney fees. -
Appeals court refused to disqualify DeSantis critic from congressional primary race
A Florida appeals court rebuffed a last-minute challenge to disqualify an outspoken critic of Gov. Ron DeSantis from running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary election in the state’s First Congressional District. -
Woman with brain damage wins appeals decision in case against Pensacola hospital
TALLAHASSEE – A woman may still get to trial in a lawsuit against Baptist Hospital of Pensacola over her treatment at the emergency room there, even though she was seen by an independent contractor. -
Florida appeals court takes up Department of Health's bid to limit access to COVID-19 data
A Florida appeals court is taking up a bid by the state Department of Health to block the release of daily COVID-19 data, including information about county cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths. -
Court: Company properly fired manager who called face masks 'KKK hoods' after Black employee resigned
TALLAHASSEE – A company that fired one of its managers for calling a face mask a “KKK hood” won’t be held liable in court. -
Appeals court allows state officials to enforce DeSantis' school mask mandate ban
A state appeals court has allowed Florida officials to continue enforcing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates, overturning a district court ruling that supported pro-mask-mandate parents. -
Geller: Maintaining copies of ballots, opposed by the state, is common sense
Florida House Rep. Joseph Geller (D-Hollywood) told The Florida Record he doesn’t know the motivation behind the state opposing a requirement to preserve images of ballots created by digital voting machines, but the idea is common sense. -
Dead man can't recover $5 million for pain and suffering, Florida court rules
TALLAHASSEE - A man who died while a $5 million verdict in his favor in a wrongful death suit was still out on appeal recovers nothing, a Florida appeals court ruled, refusing to adopt a looser definition of the term “final judgment.” -
Florida appeals court asks state bar to consider sanctions against 'Grim Reaper' lawyer
A longtime Santa Rosa Beach attorney nicknamed "Grim Reaper" for dressing up as that dark specter to criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic has lawyered up in response to a state appeal court's request that The Florida Bar consider sanctions. -
$15.5 million damages award against R.J. Reynolds tossed out
Citing inadequate jury instructions, a Florida appeals court has tossed out damages awards totaling $15.5 million against R.J. Reynolds in the case of a long-term smoker who died of throat cancer. -
Florida school gets bad news from appeals court as it fights lawsuit of girl who ran into table
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida school might have to pay up for forcing second-graders to run laps in an auditorium and the resulting injury that occurred when a young girl ran face-first into the glass edge of a table. -
Grim reaper attorney loses appeal in effort to force DeSantis to issue stronger COVID-19 restrictions
Santa Rosa Beach attorney Daniel Uhlfelder, who garnered public attention after going to beaches dressed as the grim reaper, was recently left unsatisfied by a ruling in Florida's First District Court of Appeals, as he continues his crusade to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to close the state's beaches and issue a strong stay-at-home order. -
Dissenter says Florida closed bar based on slim facts, including Business Insider article
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A dissenting judge on a Florida appeals court attacked his colleagues for failing to stay an order by state alcohol officials suspending a bar owner’s alcohol license for failing to follow COVID-19 orders. -
Three-judge panel says 18-year-old workers' compensation claim needs revisited
TALLAHASSEE — A three-judge panel reversed a final compensation order from an accident that occurred 18 years ago. -
Woman is owed permanent total disability benefits, appeals court rules
On April 15, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled that a woman was owed permanent total disability benefits, despite a Judge of Compensation Claims initially denying her request. -
Appeals court rules that nursing home won't have to produce confidential information in wrongful death case
A lower court should not have ordered a nursing home to produce resident information in a wrongful death case against it after a resident’s fatal slip and all, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled on March 24. -
Crestview Hospital patient loses appeal after lower court dismisses class action
A man accusing Crestview Hospital Corp. of overcharging himself and others couldn’t convince a Florida appeals court to reverse the dismissal of the case. -
Court rules family of man who died of meningitis failed to satisfy burden of proof in case against employer
TALLAHASSEE – The First District Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) in a suit over a man's 2015 death from meningitis, ruling that the claimants failed to satisfy a burden of proof. -
Appellate court reverses order in Titusville worker's toxic exposure claims
TALLAHASSEE – The First District Court of Appeal has reversed an order from the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) in a suit over allegations of toxic exposure.