XYZ 300, LLC v. City of St. Petersburg, Case No. 2D2025-0674 (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).
A municipal historic preservation ordinance requiring majority parcel-owner balloting as a prerequisite to historic designation review does not constitute an "initiative" or "referendum" prohibited by Florida Statutes section 163.3167(8) because the ballot process neither compels legislative action nor constitutes a final vote of registered electors, and the City Council retains ultimate quasi-judicial authority over designation decisions.
Cedrus Enterprises Holding SAL v. Jabil, Inc., Case No. 2D2025-1068 (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).
A foreign guarantor that executes a joinder and consent to a payment agreement containing a Florida choice-of-law provision and a Pinellas County venue clause consent to personal jurisdiction under Florida Statutes sections 48.193(1)(a)9 and 685.102, and the latter forum selection clause supersedes a prior nonexclusive Delaware forum provision in the underlying guaranty.
Palma v. Regions Bank, Case No. 3D25-0717 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A document titled "Release of Lien" that releases specifically described real property from a recorded judgment lien does not extinguish the underlying judgment or effect an accord and satisfaction where the instrument's plain language limits its operative scope to the lien on that property and the underlying claim was liquidated and undisputed.
Moskovits v. L.P. Evans Motors WPB, Inc., Case No. 3D25-1028 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A plaintiff whose lawsuit is stayed pending contractual arbitration bears the burden to initiate the arbitration proceeding, and a defendant's failure to commence arbitration does not constitute a "default" warranting removal of the trial court order compelling arbitration.
Washington v. VyStar Credit Union, Case No. 5D2024-0765 (Fla. 5th DCA 2026).
An account agreement that distinguishes between authorization and payment of signature-based debit card transactions and uses the available balance at the time of payment to determine overdrafts unambiguously permits the credit union to assess overdraft fees when the available balance is insufficient at settlement, notwithstanding that sufficient funds existed at the time of authorization.
Burress v. Roots and Fruits Juicery Inc., Case No. 5D2024-1876 (Fla. 5th DCA 2026).
A movant must independently demonstrate a reasonable evidentiary basis for recovery under the standards and procedure set forth in Florida Statutes section 768.72, and sufficient allegations of fraudulent inducement supporting compensatory damages do not, per se, satisfy the evidentiary and procedural requirements of the statute.
National Equity Recovery Services, Inc. v. Amerifund Equity Group, Case No. 6D2025-0561 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026).
An appellant that fails to address on appeal an independent alternative basis for the trial court's adverse ruling — here, the appellant's failure to appear at a properly noticed hearing — abandons the issue and compels affirmance regardless of the merits of any other challenged ground.
