Case law

Gulf Atlantic Transport Co. v. Offshore Tugs, Inc.

740 F. Supp. 823 · District Court, M.D. Florida · Mar 26, 1990

Bruce states that no officer, director, employee, or agent performs any function in Florida; all meetings of the board of directors take place in Louisiana; the alleged agreement which is the subject of this suit was not … Plaintiffs rely on DeMarco v.

Self v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

613 F. Supp. 1428 · District Court, M.D. Florida · Jul 19, 1985

Pursuant to compulsory pilotage laws, Pilot Henry Steele boarded the Robert Watt Miller in order to take the vessel to the Eastern Seaboard docks to discharge a cargo of oil. … Orange Beach Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority v. M/V Alva, 680 F.2d 1374, 1381 (11th Cir.1982); Garner v. Cities Service Tankers Corp., 456 F.2d 476, 480 (5th Cir.1972).

Jaeckle v. Flagler College, Inc.

District Court, M.D. Florida · Aug 25, 2020

.”); Benacquista v. Spratt, 217 F. Supp. 3d 588, 607 (N.D.N.Y. 2016) (finding that punitive damages were not recoverable against a school district or school board); Minnis v. Bd. of Sup’rs of Louisiana State Univ. … Liese v. Indian River Cty. Hosp. Dist., 701 F.3d 334, 347 (11th Cir. 2012).

Kulich v. Peace River Charters LLC

District Court, M.D. Florida · Sep 1, 2021

Rojas v. Florida, 285 F.3d 1339, 1341-42 (11th Cir. 2002). … See Gilmore v. Gates, McDonald, and Co., 382 F.3d 1312, 1315 (11th Cir. 2004) (“A plaintiff may not amend her complaint through argument in a brief opposing summary judgment.” (citation omitted)); Hurlbert v. St.

Goodloe Marine, Inc. v. Caillou Island Towing Company

District Court, M.D. Florida · Jun 28, 2023

See Bunge Corp. v. … Corp. v.

Santoro v. Dunning

District Court, M.D. Florida · Feb 12, 2025

See Smith v. U.S., 7 F.4th 963, 975 (11th Cir. 2021). … Price v. U.S., 775 F.2d 1491, 1494 (11th Cir. 1985) (citing United States v. Kubrick, 444 U.S. 111, 122 (1979)).

Babb v. Gibson

District Court, M.D. Florida · Aug 19, 2022

Tonkyro v. … (Doc. # 83 at 28); see Elrod v.

Baldwin v. Wright National Flood Insurance Company

District Court, M.D. Florida · Sep 9, 2025

See Godoy v. New River Pizza, Inc., 565 F. Supp. 2d 1345, 1347 (S.D. … A court may reduce excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary hours, or may engage in “an across-the-board cut,” as long as the court adequately explains its reasons for doing so.

Clowdus v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, M.D. Florida · May 12, 2021

See, e.g., Freeman v. Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., 593 F. App’x 911, 914-15 (11th Cir. 2014); Tuggerson- Brown v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 572 F. App’x 949, 51-52 (11th Cir. 2014). … Moore v. Barnhart, 405 F.3d 1208, 1213 n.6 (11th Cir. 2005) (citing McCruter v. Bowen, 791 F.2d 1544, 1547 (11th Cir. 1986)).

Lopez v. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.

District Court, M.D. Florida · Feb 26, 2024

See Brown v. Electrolux Home Prods., Inc., 817 F.3d 1225, 1233–34 (11th Cir. 2016). Class certification is not automatic, and the court must conduct a rigorous analysis of the propriety of class certification. … Huang v. TriNet HR III, Inc., No. 8:20-cv-2293-VMC-TGW, 2022 WL 13631836, at *3 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 21, 2022) (quoting Baez v. LTD Fin. Servs., L.P., No. 6:15-cv-1043-PGB-DCI, 2016 WL 3189133, at *2 (M.D. Fla.

Hannon v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

622 F. Supp. 2d 1169 · District Court, M.D. Florida · Oct 23, 2007

See Brown v. State, 439 So.2d 872, 875 (Fla.1983) (“The choice by counsel to present or not present evidence in mitigation is a tactical decision properly within counsel’s discretion.”); Valle v. … Brown v. State, 846 So.2d 1114, 1124 (Fla. 2003) (citing Magill v. State, 457 So.2d 1367, 1370 (Fla.1984)).

Scott v. City of Cape Coral

District Court, M.D. Florida · Jul 6, 2023

McDowell v. Brown, 392 F.3d 1283, 1289 (11th Cir. 2004). … Mann v. Taser Int'l, Inc., 588 F.3d 1291, 1309 (11th Cir. 2009)(citing Brown v. Neumann, 188 F.3d 1289, 1290 (11th Cir.1999)).

Realan Investment Partners, LLLP v. Meininger (In re Land Resource, LLC)

505 B.R. 571 · District Court, M.D. Florida · Feb 10, 2014

Morrissette-Brown v. Mobile Infirmary Med. Ctr., 506 F.3d 1317, 1319 (11th Cir.2007) (internal citations and quotations omitted). … This type of agreement, first recognized in Coblentz v.

Thakkar v. King Blackwell Zehnder & Wermuth, PA

District Court, M.D. Florida · Sep 8, 2020

Morrissette-Brown v. Mobile Infirmary Med. Ctr., 506 F.3d 1317, 1319 (11th Cir. 2007) (internal quotation marks omitted). Mixed questions of law and fact are reviewed de novo. … Timson v. Sampson, 518 F.3d 870, 874 (11th Cir. 2008).

Crenshaw v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Marion County)

District Court, M.D. Florida · Aug 20, 2025

v. … See Lawrence v.

Ortiz v. Howard Avenue Station, LLC

District Court, M.D. Florida · Aug 9, 2021

.”); Bouey v. Orange Cty. Serv. Unit, 695 F. … .”); Brown v. 6 “All decisions of the former Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered prior to October 1, 1981 are binding on this court.” United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 640 n.6 (11th Cir. 1983); Roman v.

FusionStorm, Inc. v. Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc.

871 F. Supp. 2d 1345 · District Court, M.D. Florida · May 21, 2012

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University, 489 U.S. 468, 475-76 , 109 S.Ct. 1248 , 103 L.Ed.2d 488 (1989) (internal citation omitted). … Barletta v.

Stalley v. ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc.

296 F.R.D. 670 · District Court, M.D. Florida · Nov 25, 2013

Washington v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 959 F.2d 1566, 1569 (11th Cir.1992); Griffin v. Carlin, 755 F.2d 1516, 1531 (11th Cir.1985). … See Walewski v.

Turner v. Baldwin

District Court, M.D. Florida · Oct 23, 2019

if a petition contesting the assessment had not received final action by the value adjustment board prior to extension of the roll under s. 197.323 … .”); Dows v.

Healthplan Services, Inc. v. Dixit

District Court, M.D. Florida · Dec 19, 2019

University of South Florida Board of Trustees, No. 8:17-cv- 2874-T-23AAS, 2018 WL 4383054 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2018). … Bradfield v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. 5:13-CV-222-Oc-10PRL, 2014 WL 4626864, at *4 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 15, 2014) (citations omitted); Valdes v.