Florida District Courts of Appeal

Sammons v. Greenfield, 270 So. 3d 534 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019): we obtained reversal of the dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit because plaintiffs’ attorney’s failure to timely file a motion to substitute the decedent’s estate due to her endocrinological condition qualified as excusable neglect;

M.M. v. J.H., 251 So.3d 970 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018): we obtained affirmance of a final judgment of paternity and its incorporated parenting plan, which allowed a father’s child to remain in Florida instead of moving to Idaho;

GEICO Gen. Ins. Co. v. Dever, No. 5D17-3572 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018): we obtained dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of a petition for writ of certiorari that challenged an order granting a plaintiff leave to pursue punitive damages;

O’Donnell v. N. Florida Land Trust, Inc., 240 So. 3d 889 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018): we obtained denial of a petition for writ of prohibition that asserted a trial judge should have disqualified himself because, during a hearing, he allegedly had made mean faces and had spoken in a harsh tone of voice;

Wright v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 243 So. 3d 373 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018): we obtained affirmance of a $2.2 million commercial foreclosure judgment;

Gjeloshi v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 243 So. 3d 374 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018): we obtained affirmance of a $2.2 million commercial foreclosure judgment;

Gjeloshi v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 235 So. 3d 843 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017): we obtained denial of a petition for writ of prohibition based on a trial court’s supposed failure to serve a litigant with an order;

Wilson v. City of Tampa, 209 So. 3d 646 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017): we obtained reversal of the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit because a plaintiff’s presuit notice of claims was sufficient;

State v. Amore, 192 So. 3d 481 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016): we obtained affirmance of the grant of Stand Your Ground immunity to a defendant charged with second degree murder;

Dempsey & Assocs., P.A. v. Lindon, 186 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016): we obtained affirmance of an order denying enforcement of an attorney’s $75,000 charging lien;

RRY, Inc. v. Chisler, 184 So. 3d 530 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015): we obtained affirmance of a final judgment holding towing company liable for damages and attorney fees for selling Corvette without complying with statutory requirements;

Page v. Jeremiah’s Int’l Trading Co., Inc., 182 So. 3d 650 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015): we obtained denial of a petition for writ of certiorari regarding an order permitting financial discovery; 

Sanders v. Lakeland Reg’l Med. Center, Inc., 171 So. 3d 720 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014): our petition for writ of prohibition was granted because a motion to disqualify a trial judge whose father had staff privileges at a hospital that was the defendant in a medical malpractice action was legally sufficient.