Supreme Court of Florida - February 2010 Opinion Summaries

Aills v. Boemi

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's medical malpractice suit against a plastic surgeon for negligence in connection with a procedure of breast reconstruction, the decision...

Tumblin v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction for first degree murder and robbery and sentence of death are reversed, vacated and remanded for a new trial as a police officer's...

Florida Bar v. Bitterman

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A referee's report and recommendations pertaining to the misconduct of an attorney while under a rehabilitative suspension, as a result of the her...

Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., PAC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Decision of the First District of Court of Appeal that the signature-revocation provisions of section 100.371, Florida Statutes and associated...

Ventura v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Decision of the Third District Court of Appeal affirming the admissibility of a DOC release-date letter as a permissible means of establishing the...

McLean v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for first-degree murder and sentence of death are affirmed where: 1) trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress...

Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action seeking a declaration of the constitutionality of a proposed amendment to the Sarasota County charter setting forth detailed election...

Conde v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Postconviction court's order denying relief to a defendant convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death is affirmed where: 1) the...

Grossman v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Trial court's order summarily denying defendant's third successive motion to vacate his death sentence is affirmed where: 1) summary denial of...

Menendez v. Progressive Express Ins. Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's action against her insurance company for its failure to pay personal injury protection (PIP) benefits after she was injured in an...