On Thursday, the Supreme Court approved the Water and Land Conservation Amendment for placement on the ballot. According to the ballot summary, the amendment would fund “the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to acquire, restore, improve, and manage conservation lands including

In Van v. Schmidt (SC11-1467), the Florida Supreme Court clarified the applicable standards and remedies available to an appellate court when reviewing a trial court’s order to grant a new trial on the grounds that the jury verdict was contrary

The Florida Supreme Court returned from its summer recess and on Thursday clarified the application of section 812.025, Fla. Stat., which provides that if a criminal defendant is charged with both theft and dealing in stolen property in connection with

By Dwight Slater In a thirty-four page opinion released today, the Florida Supreme Court rejected every argument advanced by the Legislature in its effort to stop a lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters, et al., challenging its 2012

Recently the Florida Supreme Court clarified that an order denying a government entity’s claim of sovereign immunity in tort suits generally cannot be reviewed by a petition for a writ of certiorari. The opinion, issued in Rodriguez v. Miami-Dade County

In Franks, etc. v. Bowers, et al. (SC11-1258), the Florida Supreme Court found that an agreement for the arbitration of medical malpractice claims that does not contain the statutory reciprocal incentives for arbitration provided in certain provisions in the Medical

On June 20, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cortez v. Palace Resorts, Inc., et al. (SC11-1908), where it considered whether the forum non conveniens doctrine was properly applied in a lawsuit brought in Florida by a

Alternative fee recovery clauses in attorney’s fees agreements that use an hourly rate as the other basis for payment are valid, even if the alternative fee provision would result in higher fees due to the attorney than under the hourly

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

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