520 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 195 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-21
The court held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine deprives federal courts of subject matter jurisdiction over claims that seek to modify or overturn state court judgments.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-11-06
The court held that the plaintiff has standing, but the defendant commissioner is protected by legislative immunity for his actions related to the housing program.
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2025 WL 676224·
M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-28
The court held that claims for negligence based on Baker Act violations are dismissed for failure to state a claim, but a negligent hiring claim against Millennium Physician Group survives.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-17
The court held that the plaintiff lacked standing and failed to state claims under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act and the Commercial Code, warranting dismissal.
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The court held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not apply because the plaintiff's claims do not require review of state court judgments, but the complaint is dismissed without prejudice for being a shotgun pleading.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-16
The court held that the Donor Plaintiffs lacked standing because they failed to prove they made donations, and the Beneficiary Plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to establish he was an intended third-party beneficiary of the USAID agreement.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
The court held that the plaintiff's claims for identity theft, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress are time-barred by the statute of limitations and, in some cases, fail for lack of a recognized cause of action or failure to meet procedural prerequisites.
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The court held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not bar the plaintiff's claims, but the complaint must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to properly allege diversity jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-07
The court held that the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint failed to establish subject matter jurisdiction and comply with pleading requirements, warranting dismissal.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-06
The court held that it has admiralty jurisdiction over the tort claim, but lacks personal jurisdiction over SNAV due to invalid maritime attachments, while Aloschi sufficiently stated a claim for negligence.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-02
The court affirmed the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, granting arbitration for some plaintiffs but denying it for others as the defendant was a non-signatory to the relevant agreements and the FLSA claims were not intertwined with the contract.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-01
The court held that the one-year limitations period for filing a flood insurance claim under the National Flood Insurance Program is not jurisdictional and must be treated as a claims-processing rule. Therefore, the defendant's motion to dismiss based on untimeliness was denied.
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The court held that the plaintiff had standing, the case was ripe, and not moot, denying the defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-19
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to allege facts demonstrating a concrete injury, thus lacking Article III standing to pursue their claims.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-09-09
The court recommended granting dismissal of the discrimination claim due to sovereign immunity and granting summary judgment on the medical malpractice claim for failure to provide expert testimony, but denying summary judgment on the sexual abuse/battery claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-08
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the Campaign Defendants and subject matter jurisdiction over the United States, thus dismissing all claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-04
A claimant's failure to provide evidence of their representative's authority to the agency, as required by agency regulations, does not divest the court of subject matter jurisdiction over an FTCA claim if the claimant otherwise provided minimal notice of the claim.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-08-25
The court held that the Inmate Accident Compensation Act (IACA) is the exclusive remedy for federal inmates injured during prison work assignments, barring claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-24
The court held that the Immigration and Nationality Act bars judicial review of discretionary decisions regarding National Interest Waivers, and the plaintiff's claim of procedural error was a substantive challenge to the agency's reasoning.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-18
The court denied CSX's motion to dismiss the FELA claim, finding sufficient allegations of employment and furtherance of interstate commerce. The court granted FDOT's motion to dismiss CSX's third-party complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to Eleventh Amendment i
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-14
The court held that the defendant railroad is not entitled to dismissal of the plaintiffs' takings and trespass claims at this stage, as the claims are not clearly preempted by the ICCTA and the plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged state actor status for the takings claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-11
The court held that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over the habeas corpus petition and that the petition is ripe for review, as the presumptively reasonable detention period has expired.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-04
A claim for benefits under a Medicare Advantage plan arises under the Medicare Act and requires exhaustion of administrative remedies before judicial review, and subject matter jurisdiction cannot be waived.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-28
The court held that because the state court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the Federal Tort Claims Act claim, the federal court also lacks jurisdiction due to derivative jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-25
The court recommended granting plaintiff's motion for default judgment and permanent injunction because the defendant willfully failed to defend the action and the plaintiff adequately alleged a breach of contract claim and grounds for injunctive relief.
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The Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiffs' claims, finding a lack of personal jurisdiction over Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, no standing for the breach of contract claim, and that the remaining claims were either time-barred or failed to state a claim upon whi
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Nicolas Manzini, a former lawyer, sued Miccosukee Tribe leaders Talbert Cypress and Lucas Osceola in federal court alleging they violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and defrauded casino patrons by manipulating cash-out kiosks to avoid refunding coin change. The court found
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-18
A taxpayer's failure to file a proper administrative refund claim with the IRS, specifically using Form 1040X for individual income tax overpayments, is a jurisdictional prerequisite that bars a tax refund suit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
The federal district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review a state agency's denial of a concealed weapons license, affirmed by a state appellate court, under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and due to lack of standing.
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Mustapha Assi, a naturalized U.S. citizen, sued federal agencies after being placed on the Terrorist Screening Database and subjected to enhanced airport screening without explanation, claiming violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and his constitutional rights under the
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The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the mandamus claim because the availability of relief under the APA forecloses mandamus, and the delay in adjudicating the asylum application was not unreasonable under the APA.
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Parents and their minor children sued Florida's Department of Children and Families, individual DCF caseworker Kara Faso, and a hospital after the family's newborn was seized based on bruising consistent with a breech birth, and the children were placed in foster care for six mon
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-04
Aetna, as the administrator of a Texas state employee benefits program, is entitled to Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity because it acts as an arm of the State of Texas.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
Plaintiff Juravin sued two state court judges and Lake County, alleging violations of his due process, access to courts, and religious freedom rights based on their handling of his involvement in multiple state court cases. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, fin
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The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the plaintiff's claims were all state-law based and there was no complete diversity between the parties.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-15
The court held that the petition to quash an IRS summons must be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because the summons was served on the person whose liability was at issue, and also because the petition was filed untimely.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-12
Novo Nordisk sued Brooksville Pharmaceuticals under Florida's unfair trade practices law to prevent the pharmacy from compounding and selling semaglutide injections, claiming the products were adulterated and misbranded drugs that harmed consumers and cost Novo Nordisk sales. The
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-22
The court held that it has the discretion to dismiss a case without prejudice for failure to comply with local rules, specifically the failure to respond to a motion to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-14
The court held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged alter ego liability to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant under Florida's long-arm statute.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction and failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
The court recommended dismissal of the case for lack of standing and Eleventh Amendment immunity, and denied the motion for summary judgment as premature.
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The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to review the plaintiff's challenge to his prior state court conviction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and that other claims fail to state a claim or are time-barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-26
The court held that Expect Quest, LLC, a Florida citizen, must be aligned as a defendant due to antagonism between its managing members, destroying diversity jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-21
The court held that Plaintiff's race and national origin discrimination claims survive dismissal, but her retaliation and hostile work environment claims are dismissed for failure to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-14
The court held that FEMA's failure to respond to a proof of loss does not constitute a disallowance under 42 U.S.C. § 4072, and thus sovereign immunity is not waived, barring the suit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-05
The court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss, finding the plaintiff's allegations sufficient to state claims for failure to accommodate and retaliation.
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The court held that Epoch has standing as a real party in interest and sufficiently alleged equitable title, but dismissed Epoch's per se takings claim because the property retained some economic value.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-03
The court held that the insurer's claim for a declaratory judgment on its duty to defend is ripe and may proceed, but the claim for a declaratory judgment on its duty to indemnify is not ripe and is dismissed without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-03
The court held that the defendant's voluntary discontinuation of its EV Program did not moot the plaintiff's claims because the defendant failed to meet the heavy burden of proving the conduct would not reasonably recur.
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The court held that a genuine issue of material fact exists regarding the enforceability of the arbitration agreement, requiring a trial on the issue of arbitrability.