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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that a joint bank account held by a married debtor and his spouse is exempt property in Chapter 7 bankruptcy under Florida law. The court held that a standard signature card stating the account is a joint tenancy with right of survivorship does not constitute an express disclaimer of tenancy by the entirety ownership.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that the Parkland High School shooting constituted a single occurrence under the Sheriff's excess liability policy. The court held that the term occurrence was ambiguous under Florida law and must be construed in favor of the insured, triggering coverage after one self-insured retention.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because his prior Florida cocaine delivery convictions did not qualify as serious drug offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The court held that the state law at the time of the offenses was broader than federal law due to the inclusion of ioflupane, creating a categorical mismatch.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Anthony Carter's sex trafficking convictions, rejecting claims that a minor victim's statements to police were testimonial hearsay. The court also found that jury instruction errors regarding the indictment did not constitute plain error and that the evidence was sufficient to support the transportation charges.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction regarding Florida's registration and affidavit requirements for real property owners. However, the court reversed the lower court's decision on the purchase restriction, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing to challenge that specific provision.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a latent print examiner who allegedly fabricated forensic evidence, but reversed the denial of immunity for investigators who failed to pursue alternative suspects. The court held that fabricating a positive print match violates clearly established due process rights, while no such right existed to an investigation that eliminates all doubts about a suspect.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Prime's claim for the return of a hard drive containing alleged bitcoin keys. The court held that the equitable doctrine of laches barred his claim due to his unreasonable delay and repeated misrepresentations about his cryptocurrency holdings.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision, holding that a Florida child neglect conviction qualifies as a deportable crime of child abuse under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The court affirmed that the state offense matches the federal generic definition because it requires culpable negligence and creates a substantial risk of harm to a child.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a federal district court lacked ancillary jurisdiction to enforce a New York judgment against third-party defendants in Florida supplementary proceedings because the claims involved entirely new facts and theories of liability. The court affirmed the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction but vacated the district court's alternative merits rulings and remanded the case for dismissal without prejudice.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Dr. Vinay Saini’s employment discrimination and retaliation claims, ruling that his complaints were time-barred and failed to state plausible causes of action. The court held that the statute of limitations began running at the time of his termination and that his subsequent discovery of the employer's true reasons did not trigger equitable tolling.
