JOHN GWYNN
v.
ROBERT C. JOHNSON AND THE LAW FIRM OF PIKE & LUSTIG, LLP

Fla. 4th DCA | 2026-09-30
No. 2025-3211
Curley, J., Levine, J., Klingensmith, J., Lott, J.
2026 FL 12885 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2026)

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Holding

A trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying a motion for reconsideration or rehearing that raises an issue which could have been, but was not, raised in the initial motion or hearing.


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Facts & Procedural History

John Gwynn appealed from a circuit court decision in Palm Beach County involving Robert C. Johnson and The Law Firm of Pike & Lustig, LLP.…

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Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FOURTH DISTRICT

JOHN D. GWYNN, Appellant,

V.

ROBERT C. JOHNSON and THE LAW FIRM OF PIKE & LUSTIG, LLP, Appellees.

No. 4D2025-3211

[September 30, 2026]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; G. Joseph Curley, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502024CA000061XXXAMB.

Erin Pogue Newell of Open Book Appeals, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert C. Johnson of Pike & Lustig, LLP, West Palm Beach, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See, inter alia, Chris Thompson, P.A. v. GEICO Indem. Co., 349 So. 3d 447, 449 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (“A trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying a motion for reconsideration or rehearing which raises an issue that could have [been], but wasn't, raised in the initial motion or at the initial hearing.” (quoting Bank of Am., N.A. v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 338 So. 3d 338, 341 n.2 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022))).

LEVINE, KLINGENSMITH and LOTT, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.


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