Carruth v. Bentley, Case No. 18-12224 (11th Cir. 2019).
The Governor and those in his employ are entitled to qualified immunity for governmental actions taken to regulate a credit union.Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Case No. 18-10541 (11th Cir. 2019).
An agency must consider the indirect environmentaleffects of its permits, but the indirect effects must be proximate and do not include effects that are insufficiently related to an agency’s action.In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.120 And 9.210, Case No. SC19-884 (Fla. 2019).
The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure are amended to allow cross-notices and briefs when jurisdiction is pending.Blamey v. Menadier, Case No. 3D19-849 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
Upon rehearing, the Third District An attorney’s drafting of a term sheet for purchase of corporate stock is sufficiently related to the dispute over failure to deliver the stock such that the attorney, who represented the selling entity in some matters, cannot represent the buyer against the selling entity.JJN FLB, LLC v. CFLB Partnership, LLC,Case No. 3D19-1875 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
Adverse rulings are not grounds for recusal of a judge, but judicial findings that counsel lied in proceedings before the court indicate future bias and require recusal.Tison Clairmont Condominium F Association, Inc., Case No. 4D19-117 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).
Legal rights accrue are fixed when the last element of the cause of action occurs and not when the action is brought; accordingly a former unit owner who sold his unit is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under Florida Statute section 718.303(1) if he was a unit owner when his right to attorney’s fees accrued.Central Florida Investments, Inc. v. Orange County, Case No. 5D19-943 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019).
Appeals from a local government code enforcement board are plenary appeals governed byFlorida Statute section 162.11 and are not petitions for writ of certiorari.
