The Florida Bar v. Studstill, Case No. SC2024-0149 (Fla. 2026).
An attorney violates rules 4-3.4(c) and 4-3.3(a)(1) by knowingly disregarding an express sequestration order without objection and knowingly misrepresenting the ensuing witness communication to the tribunal.
In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200, Case No. SC2025-1894 (Fla. 2026).
Amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200(h)(1), effective January 1, 2027, requires courts to consider party availability when resetting trial periods, alongside case needs and court resources.
Equipment Sales of South Florida, LLC v. Pro Max Investment Holdings, Inc., Case No. 3D25-2501 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
An appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review the denial of a successive Rule 1.540(b) motion asserting grounds known when the movant filed its first motion.
Outfront Media Group LLC v. City of Miami Beach, Florida, Case No. 3D25-1165 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
Competitive harm alone does not confer standing to challenge a competitor’s municipal contract absent infringement of contractual rights, statutory protection against competition, or a cognizable special injury.
Pilac Management, Ltd. v. Parque Towers Developers, LLC, Case No. 3D25-1698 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
Res judicata does not bar purchasers’ contractual claims for excess deposit refunds when applying the doctrine would unjustly defeat the parties’ express bargain and produce a developer’s windfall.
Ruwe v. Itria Ventures LLC, Case No. 3D25-1852 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A debtor’s payment of its principal’s family expenses provides no reasonably equivalent value absent a debtor benefit, and section 726.109(1)’s good-faith defense does not apply under section 726.106(1).
GSD Contracting, LLC v. All American Builders & Debris Removal, Inc., Case No. 4D2024-3286 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
A subcontractor may recover earned retainage after contractual payment deadlines, absent a provision authorizing post-termination withholding, but cannot recover payment for unperformed work expressly excluded by the subcontract.
