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In Amatulah v. Palmier, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1730 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025), the Third District Court of Appeal agreed with the trial court's order that the plaintiff's litigation history placed her within the definition of a vexatious litigant, but reversed in part the trial court's order for an overstep: declaring the...

In Engelin v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1722 (Fla. 2d DCA 2025), the Second District Court of Appeal held that a party waives a choice-of-law defense if it isn’t raised early enough, even if that foreign law would have been dispositive. The underlying case was a standard...

In Green v. Mann, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1734 (Fla. 2025), the court upheld severe sanctions, including striking pleadings and entering default, against a plaintiff who repeatedly refused to comply with discovery requests and court orders. Green initiated suit against Mann and JM & IC Investments, LLC, for...

In Presidential Place v. Davis, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D____ (Fla. 3d DCA 2025), the court enforced an arbitration agreement signed by a now-deceased nursing home resident — even though the facility seeking to compel arbitration was a new owner not named in the original contract. The background: Sue Davis, a...

In Morrissey v. Wellington Regional Medical Center, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1737 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025), the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court ruling that had improperly forced a physician into arbitration — even though the hospital trying to compel arbitration was not a party to the employment contract that contained the arbitration clause.

In JJTB, Inc. v. Stephen, 50 Fla. L. Weekly S188 (Fla. 2025), the Florida Supreme Court resolved a conflict between district courts over whether “case jurisdiction” is waivable, and held that it is, unlike subject matter jurisdiction. The case arose after JJTB initiated a foreclosure action. The trial...

In Hourglass Entertainment v. NRG Investments, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1538 (Fla. 2d DCA 2025), Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal reiterated a simple but often-overlooked rule in commercial lease disputes: you can’t recover future rent unless your lease expressly allows it. In this case, the landlord obtained a final...