Declan Flight, Inc. v. Textron eAviation, Inc., Case No. 24-10913 (11th Cir. 2026).
Federal common law, including whether dismissal for forum non conveniens is appropriate, governs after it is determined that a forum-selection clause is valid and enforceable.
In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515, Case No. SC2026-0673 (Fla. 2026).
The Florida Supreme Court amends Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515(d)(2) to require each signer to represent that the legal authorities identified in a filing exist and are accurately cited, and expressly authorizes sanctions – including reprimand, contempt, striking of the document, dismissal, costs, and attorneys’ fees – for any filing inconsistent with that representation.
Schiro v. Elliott, Case No. 2D2025-2366 (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).
Residential property titled in a decedent’s revocable trust qualifies as a protected homestead owned by a natural person, and absent trust language specifically directing the sale of the freely devisable homestead, the homestead exemption from forced sale inures to the decedent’s heirs – including adult children – and protects the property from the claims of estate creditors.
Barrish v. Interiors by Steven G., Inc., Case No. 3D23-1002 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A consumer’s dissatisfaction with a contractually disclosed, nonmarket-based pricing structure and expected markups does not state a FDUTPA or breach of contract claim where the agreement unambiguously permits the challenged pricing and requires only invoice preapproval rather than cost disclosure.
Little v. Bath Kitchen Boutique, LLC, Case No. 3D25-0373 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A prevailing party may recover attorneys’ fees for work on prejudgment garnishment proceedings under a unilateral contractual fee provision made reciprocal by section 57.105(7) when the garnishment is ancillary to, and thus “with respect to,” the underlying contract action.
Aisha Jhaveri, LLC v. Rivas, Case No. 4D2025-0066 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
Piercing the corporate veil to impose personal liability on an individual associated with an LLC requires proof of domination, improper or fraudulent use of the corporate form, and resulting injury, and careless use of similar entity names, isolated commingling, or poor business practices – without evidence of improper purpose or causal connection to the claimed injury – does not satisfy this standard.
Kuehne Nagel, Inc. v. OJ Commerce LLC, Case No. 4D2025-0114 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
A proposal for settlement under section 768.79 is ineffective to create a right to attorneys’ fees where the contract between the parties specified the law of another state as the applicable law and that law of that foreign state did recognize the proposal for settlement process at the time of service of the proposal.
Owens v. Albrecht, Case No. 4D2025-2522 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
When ruling on a motion to compel arbitration, the trial court must itself resolve disputed factual issues regarding the existence of a valid arbitration agreement at a preliminary evidentiary hearing and may not defer those issues to a jury.
