Hefley v. Colombo, Case No. 3D24-1696 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).
Due process requires notice and meaningful opportunity to be heard before restricting representation rights, and as a result, courts cannot impose sanctions sua sponte without proper notice and opportunity to be heard even when the sanctioned party is an attorney.
Nicklaus Companies v. Nicklaus, Case No. 3D24-2327 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2025).
Non-signatory agents can compel arbitration by signatories under broad arbitration clauses when the underlying dispute concerns the agent's actions on behalf of the signatory.
LaSalle v. Prestige Motor Car Imports, Case No. 3D24-0987 (Fla 3d DCA 2025).
Hearsay testimony about rumors without personal knowledge is inadmissible, and mere speculation about defamatory statement publication cannot overcome summary judgment under Florida's modern summary judgment standard.
Home Pipeline Holdings v. Nicolas, Case No. 3D25-1299 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).
Trial courts have a non-discretionary, ministerial duty to issue writs of possession under Florida Statutes sections 83.60 and 83.62 and courts cannot sua sponte stay writs based on equitable considerations without proper procedural foundation.
Crooks v. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Case No. 4D2025-0751 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).
The trial court must hold an evidentiary hearing before ruling on a motion to compel arbitration when a party disputes the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement through affidavit evidence, particularly when the party is challenging the authenticity of signatures.
