1,636 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 8 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-08
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for unpaid minimum or overtime wages under the FLSA and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-02
The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to deny the motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the complaint without leave to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-11-25
The court granted defendants' motions to strike allegations and dismiss all claims, finding them untimely or procedurally barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-13
The court granted defendants' motions to dismiss the second amended complaint with prejudice and granted the motion to strike the supplemental second amended complaint.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-11-12
The court held that it should abstain from exercising jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claims under the domestic relations exception because the case is intertwined with ongoing state court child custody and divorce proceedings.
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11th Cir.·
2025-11-12
Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) are 'investigative or law enforcement officers' under the Federal Tort Claims Act's law enforcement proviso, meaning the United States has waived sovereign immunity for certain intentional torts committed by them.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-11-12
The court held that the EMTs are not entitled to qualified immunity for photographing a deceased person's body and circulating the images, as this violated a clearly established constitutional right. The court also dismissed the negligence claim against the City for failure to tr
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11th Cir.·
2025-11-10
The court held that most claims against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were barred by sovereign immunity, but claims based on gross negligence in vetting and hiring the shooter were facially sufficient to survive a jurisdictional attack under JASTA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-07
The court held that plaintiffs failed to establish irreparable harm, a prerequisite for injunctive relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-11-07
The court held that transfer to the Southern District of Florida is appropriate for the convenience of parties and witnesses, and in the interest of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-07
The court denied defendants' motion for a more definite statement or to strike the complaint, finding the complaint provided sufficient notice and that the challenged allegations were relevant.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-06
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and dismissed the federal claims with prejudice, declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-05
The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently plead claims for race-based discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as the allegations primarily focused on disability discrimination.
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11th Cir.·
2025-11-04
Aguirre-Jarquin, who was convicted of two murders in 2006 and sentenced to death based partly on a latent fingerprint expert's identification of his palmprint on the murder weapon, was exonerated in 2018 when post-conviction DNA testing and newly discovered evidence pointing to a
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-03
The Court held that the arbitration agreement is enforceable, and thus the case is stayed pending arbitration, denying the motion to transfer venue as moot.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-10-30
A claim has a logical relationship to an original claim if it arises out of the same aggregate of operative facts, and conduct constituting outrage must go beyond all bounds of decency and be regarded as odious and utterly intolerable in a civilized community.
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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 granted the motion to dismiss, finding that the defendant hospital was immune from civil liability for its report to the Department of Health due to a statutory privilege, and that the plaintiff failed to state claims for breach of contract, intentional/negligent inflic
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-16
The court held that the defendant's motion for sanctions was premature because it was filed before the court had substantively ruled on the sufficiency of the plaintiffs' claims.
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-08
The court recommended granting the IFP motion and dismissing the complaint without prejudice due to being a shotgun pleading, and also recommended deeming the plaintiff a vexatious filer subject to a limited injunction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-08
The court held that the amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting defendants' motions to dismiss in part.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-24
The court held that the plaintiff failed to present evidence that the defendant deputies' actions caused or contributed to the decedent's death, and that the Sheriff could not be held liable under a theory of respondeat superior or for a policy of deliberate indifference.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-29
The court dismissed most claims without prejudice, granting leave to amend, but dismissed the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-19
The court recommended denying the motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing the complaint because it failed to state a plausible federal claim, even when construed liberally.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-08-15
The court held that the amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and failed to state plausible claims for relief, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-14
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for reconsideration, finding no extraordinary circumstances and that the motion merely attempted to relitigate previously decided issues.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-08-13
Claims arising from a medical provider's decision to withhold life-saving measures constitute medical malpractice claims subject to chapter 766, Florida Statutes, regardless of the legal label plaintiffs assign to them.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-06
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to comply with federal pleading standards and lacked subject matter jurisdiction, warranting dismissal without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-06
The court held that while Plaintiff's state law claims against TForce were preempted by the Carmack Amendment, the amount in controversy did not exceed the $10,000 threshold for federal jurisdiction, necessitating remand.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-01
The court held that the Memorandum of Understanding was an unenforceable agreement to agree, and thus, the plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence failed. Other claims were dismissed for failure to state a claim or meet pleading standar
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-24
The court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction over most defendants and that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against the remaining defendant.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-21
The court held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) precludes enforcement of arbitration agreements in cases involving sexual assault disputes, regardless of whether the plaintiff pleads a specific sexual assault statute.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2025-07-16
A trial court must conduct a two-step inquiry when considering a motion to amend a complaint to plead punitive damages: first, determine whether the allegations are sufficient to support the claim, and second, determine whether the plaintiff has established a reasonable evidentia
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-03
In Portes v. City of Doral, a federal district court granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss brought by the city, individual police officers, and a security company in response to claims arising from the disputed arrest of Juan Jose Portes Jr. at his apartment compl
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-27
The court held that the plaintiff failed to overcome the strong presumption in favor of public judicial proceedings and denied the motion to proceed anonymously.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-20
The court held that the third amended complaint, a shotgun pleading, failed to state plausible claims, and video evidence contradicted the plaintiff's allegations, warranting dismissal with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-18
The court granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motions to dismiss, allowing the Title VI and breach of fiduciary duty claims to proceed while dismissing the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-06-16
Venue is improper in this district, and the plaintiff's claims are frivolous, warranting dismissal rather than transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-16
The court recommended that all further proceedings be stayed and the case administratively closed due to the defendant's bankruptcy.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-11
The court held that judicial immunity bars claims against judges and that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over claims against the private defendant, thus denying the motion for a temporary restraining order and dismissing the complaint.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-06-05
The court accepted the plaintiff's untimely second amended complaint but recommended dismissal because it failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and constituted a shotgun pleading.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because he failed to allege facts supporting diversity jurisdiction or a federal question, and his claims for emotional distress are insufficient under Florida law.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-28
The court held that the plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint was denied because amendment would be futile, as all proposed claims were subject to dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
Summary judgment is granted for defendants on all claims because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate genuine disputes of material fact or violations of clearly established law, and defendants are entitled to qualified immunity and sovereign immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-15
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for reconsideration because it failed to present extraordinary circumstances and improperly sought to relitigate decided issues.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-14
The court denied motions to dismiss for individual police officers on Fourth Amendment, false arrest, excessive force, and battery claims, but granted motions to dismiss for the county and sheriff on claims of unconstitutional policy, discrimination, defamation, abuse of process,
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-14
The court held that a motion to dismiss specific claims in a multi-defendant case should be construed as a motion to amend the complaint under Rule 15, not dismissed under Rule 41(a).
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-06
The court denied the defendant's motion for judicial notice because the requested information was too broad, potentially subject to dispute, and relevance was not sufficiently established.