Supreme Court of Florida - January 2010 Opinion Summaries

Penzer v. Trans. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an insurance coverage dispute over whether, under Florida law, the sending of an unsolicited advertisement by fax, in violation of the federal...

Johnston v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's request for postconviction relief, following his conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence, is affirmed where: 1)...

State of Florida v. Nelson

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction of a juvenile defendant for burglary and related crime, the decision of the Fourth District is quashed and remanded as, when the State...

Arthur v. Arthur

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In a dissolution of marriage action, judgment of the trial court permitting the wife to relocate after twenty months is vacated where, the petition...

Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Comp. Ass'n v. Dep't of Admin. Hearings

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In a consolidated medical malpractice action, involving the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan established by the...

Johnson v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's request for postconviction relief is granted and the death sentences vacated and remanded where the newly disclosed evidence shows the...

Ferrell v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In postconviction proceedings of a defendant convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death, trial court's grant of a new penalty phase but...

J.A.B. v. State of Florida

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Remedies
On a review of a certified conflict issue of whether a trial court may set a restitution payment schedule for an unemployed juvenile or whether the...

Florida Bar v. Head

In Florida Bar's complaint against a lawyer for ethical breaches, referee's findings are affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1)...

McKenzie v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's first degree murder conviction and sentence of death are affirmed where: 1) abundant record evidence supports the convictions for the...