Subject Matter Index
Civil Law
© 2025 Judicial & Administrative Research Associates, Inc.

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Volume 50, Issue 17
May 2, 2025

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APPEALS

Baker Act--Involuntary commitment--Magistrates--Report and recommendation--Exceptions--Denial--Certiorari 2DCA 923a

Certiorari--Baker Act--Involuntary commitment--Magistrates--Report and recommendation--Exceptions--Denial 2DCA 923a

Certiorari--Discovery orders--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data 2DCA 919b

Criminal--see, CRIMINAL LAW--Appeals

Discovery orders--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data--Certiorari 2DCA 919b

Dismissal of complaint--Non-final order--Order granting motion to dismiss without actually dismissing action 5DCA 940a

Dissolution of marriage--Child support--Arrearages--Amount--Calculation--Absence of transcript--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Dissolution of marriage--Child support--Retroactive--Amount--Calculation--Absence of transcript--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Non-final orders--Order granting motion to dismiss without actually dismissing action 5DCA 940a

Torts--Product liability--Discovery--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data--Certiorari 2DCA 919b

Transcript--Absence--Dissolution of marriage--Child support--Arrearages--Amount--Calculation--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Transcript--Absence--Dissolution of marriage--Child support--Retroactive--Amount--Calculation--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Transcript--Absence--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

ARBITRATION

Enforceability of arbitration clause--Signatures--Authentication--Evidentiary hearing--Necessity 4DCA 926b

ATTORNEYS

Disqualification 3DCA 914a

Fees--Charging lien--Protection of lienor's interest--Breach of duty--Issuance of settlement check without requiring lienor's endorsement 3DCA 906a

Fees--Charging lien--Protection of lienor's interest--Settling defendant and defendant's counsel--Breach of duty--Joint and several liability 3DCA 906a

Sanctions--Filing motion for rehearing which re-argued points already raised on appeal--Fines 5DCA 944a

Sanctions--Filing motion for rehearing which re-argued points already raised on appeal--Referral of matter to Florida Bar 5DCA 944a

ATTORNEY'S FEES

Charging lien--Protection of lienor's interest--Breach of duty--Issuance of settlement check without requiring lienor's endorsement 3DCA 906a

Charging lien--Protection of lienor's interest--Settling defendant and defendant's counsel--Breach of duty--Joint and several liability 3DCA 906a

Motor vehicles--Towing--Vehicle parked on private property--Homeowners association--Notice--Adequacy--Prevailing party--Entitlement to fees--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

Prevailing party--Homeowners association--Enforcement of restrictive covenantsDeclaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

Real property--Restrictive covenants--Enforcement--Prevailing party--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

BAKER ACT

Involuntary commitment--Magistrates--Report and recommendation--Exceptions--Denial--Appeals--Certiorari 2DCA 923a

BONDS

Injunction--Failure to require 2DCA 918a

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Amendments--Complaint--Addition of claim for punitive damages--Approval--Reasonable basis for recovery of damages 3DCA 910a

Complaint--Amendment--Addition of claim for punitive damages--Approval--Reasonable basis for recovery of damages 3DCA 910a

Discovery--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data--Certiorari 2DCA 919b

Dismissal--Appeals--Non-final order--Order granting motion to dismiss without actually dismissing action 5DCA 940a

Judgment--Relief from--Void judgment--Improper party--Defendant--Answer admitting that defendant entered contract sued upon and performed work pursuant to that contract 5DCA 937d

Relief from judgment--Void judgment--Improper party--Defendant--Answer admitting that defendant entered contract sued upon and performed work pursuant to that contract 5DCA 937d

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Access to courts--Sentencing--Death penalty--Entitlement to presence of two legal witnesses and related accommodations SCO 71a

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Indefinite imprisonment--Life sentence 3DCA 910b

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Sentencing--Death penalty--Combat-related mental health issues SCO 71a

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Sentencing--Death penalty--Conditions of confinement SCO 71a

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Sentencing--Death penalty--Length of time on death row SCO 71a

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Sentencing--Death penalty--Limitations on presentation of mitigating evidence SCO 71a

Cruel and/or unusual punishment--Sentencing--Death penalty--Warrant selection process SCO 71a

Firearms--Possession by convicted felon--Constitutionality of statute 4DCA 929a

CONTEMPT

Dissolution of marriage--Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Children ordered to return to former school--Best interests of child--Failure to determine 4DCA 923d

Dissolution of marriage--Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Parent awarded temporary sole parental responsibility at time of enrollment 4DCA 923d

CONTRACTS

Arbitration--Enforceability of arbitration clause--Signatures--Authentication--Evidentiary hearing--Necessity 4DCA 926b

Construction--Defects--Relief from judgment--Void judgment--Improper party--Defendant--Answer admitting that defendant entered contract and performed work pursuant to that contract 5DCA 937d

Damages--Remittitur--Award exceeding conceded amounts--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages 3DCA 913a

Damages--Unjust enrichment--Limitation to out-of-pocket expenses--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages beyond conceded amounts 3DCA 913a

Employment--Non-competition clause--Enforcement--Injunction--Overbreadth 3DCA 905a

Non-competition clause--Enforcement--Injunction--Overbreadth 3DCA 905a

Promotional services--Athletes--Breach by client--Damages--Evidence--Signing bonus from another promoter 3DCA 913a

Promotional services--Damages--Limitation--Out-of-pocket expenses--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages beyond conceded amounts 3DCA 913a

Promotional services--Damages--Remittitur--Award exceeding conceded amounts--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages 3DCA 913a

Quasi-contracts--Unjust enrichment--Damages--Limitation--Out-of-pocket expenses--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages beyond conceded amounts 3DCA 913a

Unjust enrichment--Damages--Limitation--Out-of-pocket expenses--Plaintiff proving liability without quantifying damages beyond conceded amounts 3DCA 913a

DEPENDENT CHILDREN

Termination of parental rights--Sufficiency of evidence 3DCA 914b

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Attorney's fees--Ability to pay--Substantially equal ability 5DCA 937c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Abducted child 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Litigation in foreign court--Injunction 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Jurisdiction--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Contempt--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Children ordered to return to former school--Best interests of child--Failure to determine 4DCA 923d

Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Contempt--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Parent awarded temporary sole parental responsibility at time of enrollment 4DCA 923d

Child support--Arrearages--Amount--Calculation 6DCA 942a

Child support--Arrearages--Amount--Calculation--Appeals--Absence of transcript--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Child support--Dependency tax exemption--Modification--Relief not requested 2DCA 919a

Child support--Modification--Dependency tax exemption--Relief not requested 2DCA 919a

Child support--Retroactive--Amount--Calculation 6DCA 942a

Child support--Retroactive--Amount--Calculation--Appeals--Absence of transcript--Error apparent on face of judgment 6DCA 942a

Contempt--Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Children ordered to return to former school--Best interests of child--Failure to determine 4DCA 923d

Contempt--Child custody--Parenting plan--Failure to comply--Parent enrolling child in school district other than district designated in parenting plan--Parent awarded temporary sole parental responsibility at time of enrollment 4DCA 923d

Equitable distribution--Real property--Proceeds from sale of property--Credits--Carrying costs--Offset--Rental income or value of exclusive occupancy 3DCA 907a

Equitable distribution--Real property--Proceeds from sale of property--Credits--Carrying costs--Settlement agreement requiring former husband to pay mortgage and expenses so long as former wife's name remained on mortgage--Agreement silent as to ultimate liability for carrying costs following sale 3DCA 907a

Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

Jurisdiction--Child custody--Abducted child 3DCA 910c

Jurisdiction--Child custody--Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Jurisdiction--Child custody--Hague Convention--Habitual residence of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

Jurisdiction--Child custody--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Jurisdiction--Child custody--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

Modification--Child support--Dependency tax exemption--Relief not requested 2DCA 919a

Real property--Sale--Proceeds--Equitable distribution--Credits--Carrying costs--Offset--Rental income or value of exclusive occupancy 3DCA 907a

Real property--Sale--Proceeds--Equitable distribution--Credits--Carrying costs--Settlement agreement requiring former husband to pay mortgage and expenses so long as former wife's name remained on mortgage--Agreement silent as to ultimate liability for carrying costs following sale 3DCA 907a

Taxes--Dependency tax exemption--Modification--Relief not requested 2DCA 919a

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting allegations 3DCA 910c

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act--Home state of child--Conflicting findings by court of foreign country and Hague Court 3DCA 910c

INJUNCTIONS

Bond--Failure to require 2DCA 918a

Contracts--Non-competition clause--Enforcement--Overbreadth 3DCA 905a

Dissolution of marriage--Child custody--Litigation in foreign court 3DCA 910c

Non-competition clause--Enforcement--Overbreadth 3DCA 905a

Temporary--Bond--Failure to require 2DCA 918a

Temporary--Findings--Absence 2DCA 918a

JUDGES

Criminal proceedings--Comments during jury instructions--Appeals--Fundamental error 3DCA 909a

Criminal proceedings--Comments during jury instructions--Offhand musings on judge's negative opinion on usefulness of instructions--Appeals--Preservation of issue 3DCA 909a

LIENS

Charging lien--Attorney's fees--Protection of lienor's interest--Breach of duty--Issuance of settlement check without requiring lienor's endorsement 3DCA 906a

Charging lien--Attorney's fees--Protection of lienor's interest--Settling defendant and defendant's counsel--Breach of duty--Joint and several liability 3DCA 906a

Civil restitution lien--Motion--Authority to file--Department of Corrections 6DCA 941a

MORTGAGES

Foreclosure--Lost note--Reestablishment--Chain of assignment--Sufficiency of evidence 5DCA 939a

Foreclosure--Standing--Lost note--Reestablishment--Chain of assignment--Sufficiency of evidence 5DCA 939a

MOTOR VEHICLES

Towing--Vehicle parked on private property--Homeowners association--Notice--Adequacy--Attorney's fees--Prevailing party--Entitlement--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Code enforcement--Fines--Grossly disproportionate--Findings 4DCA 928a

Code enforcement--Ordinance--Constitutionality--As-applied challenge--Procedural bar--Claim not raised at code enforcement proceeding or appeal to circuit court 4DCA 928a

Ordinances--Code enforcement--Constitutionality of ordinance--As-applied challenge--Procedural bar--Claim not raised at code enforcement proceeding or appeal to circuit court 4DCA 928a

PUBLIC RECORDS

Criminal case--Sentencing--Death penalty--Constitutionality of rule SCO 71a

Criminal case--Sentencing--Death penalty--Denial of request--Records unrelated to colorable claim for relief SCO 71a

REAL PROPERTY

Homeowners associations--Parking--Towing of unauthorized vehicles--Notice--Adequacy--Attorney's fees--Prevailing party--Entitlement--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

Homeowners associations--Restrictive covenants--Enforcement--Attorney's fees--Prevailing party--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

Parking--Towing of unauthorized vehicles--Homeowners association--Notice--Adequacy--Attorney's fees--Prevailing party--Entitlement--Declaration authorizing award of fees to party enforcing restrictions imposed by declaration 2DCA 917a

RES JUDICATA

Identity of cause of action--Claims against affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a

Identity of parties--Affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a

Torts--Identity of cause of action--Claims against affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a

Torts--Identity of parties--Affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a

TORTS

Appeals--Certiorari--Discovery orders--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data 2DCA 919b

Complaint--Amendment--Addition of claim for punitive damages--Approval--Reasonable basis for recovery of damages 3DCA 910a

Damages--Punitive--Amendment of complaint to add claim for punitive damages--Reasonable basis for recovery of damages 3DCA 910a

Discovery--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data--Appeals--Certiorari 2DCA 919b

Interference with business relationship--Professional sports association--Interference with business activities of former player--Multiple suits against association and its employees or affiliates--Res judicata 3DCA 912a

Product liability--Discovery--Cell phones--Order allowing unfettered search of phone and extraction of all data--Appeals--Certiorari 2DCA 919b

Professional sports association--Interference with business activities of former player--Multiple suits against association and its employees or affiliates--Res judicata 3DCA 912a

Punitive damages--Amendment of complaint to add claim for punitive damages--Reasonable basis for recovery of damages 3DCA 910a

Res judicata--Identity of cause of action--Claims against affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a

Res judicata--Identity of parties--Affiliates or employees of Major League Baseball Association--Claims arising from MLB's alleged efforts to interfere with plaintiff's business 3DCA 912a