Jesse SchecknerDecember 17, 2022
7min0
The Florida Supreme Court threw out a complaint that two are ineligible because they live outside the district.
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Jesse SchecknerDecember 17, 2022
Michael MolineSeptember 6, 2018
4min481
A state appeals court has upheld insurance policy language barring policyholders from signing assignment of benefits agreements without the approval of co-insureds, including financial institutions holding mortgages on the property. The ruling Wednesday, written by Judge Alan Forst for a unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal, contradicts a finding by the 5th District reached […]
Jim RosicaMay 8, 2017
3min808
Eric Eisnaugle is leaving the House for the bench. Gov. Rick Scott on Monday announced he had appointed Eisnaugle, currently a Republican state representative, to replace former Judge C. Alan Lawson on the 5th District Court of Appeal. Lawson now is a Florida Supreme Court justice. Eisnaugle, 40, of Windermere, has represented House District 44 since […]
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 20173min241
State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle has declared himself an applicant for the open seat on the 5th District Court of Appeal. Eisnaugle, 40, of Orlando, is an attorney with Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell in Orlando. The Republican served two terms representing House District 40 before stepping aside in 2012 when redistricting put him and Steve Precourt in […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 13, 2017
5min574
A split appellate court panel has thrown out the molestation convictions of an Orlando-area man, saying he was the victim of “egregious prosecutorial misconduct.” In a 2-1 opinion, a three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal last week vacated Marco Antonio Rodriguez’s convictions and remanded the case back to the Orange County Circuit […]