John Jacob Lloyd | Legal Technologist

NOTABLE DECISIONS

Vallia v. State, No. 2025-1517, 2026 FL 11660 (Fla. 1st DCA September 9, 2026): The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying three motions for mistrial where the prosecutor's cross-examination of a defense witness addressed third-party communications rather than the defendant's silence… · Parrish v. State, No. 2021-1435, 2026 FL 11647 (Fla. 1st DCA September 9, 2026): A trial court has discretion to refuse a downward departure sentence even when mitigating circumstances are presented, and a defendant's claim that the court "should have" imposed a departure sentence does not… · Progressive Am. Ins. Co. v. Heimler, No. 2025-1854, 2026 FL 11811 (Fla. 4th DCA September 9, 2026): An insured who settles a third-party claim without the required consent and subrogation waiver from the underinsured motorist insurer can overcome the presumption of prejudice by demonstrating the tortfeasor's probable… · FLexlaw — full Notable Decisions archive → ·

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