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Nov 20 2025
11th Cir. 6:21-cv-01057-RDP Published

Smothers v. Childers, et al. (Walker County)

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that Alabama state law does not shield Walker County from federal liability under Section 1983 for its policy of contracting with an incompetent medical provider. The court found sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude that the county's deliberate indifference to inmate healthcare violated the Eighth Amendment.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Summary Judgment
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Nov 19 2025
11th Cir. 3:22-cv-01153-TJC-JBT Published

Reach Air Medical Services LLC v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc, C2C Innovative Solutions, Inc

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an air ambulance provider's attempt to vacate an Independent Dispute Resolution award under the No Surprises Act. The court held that judicial review is strictly limited to the narrow grounds of the Federal Arbitration Act and that the provider failed to plead sufficient facts of fraud or undue means.

Civil Securities
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Nov 17 2025
11th Cir. 3:20-cv-05358-RH-HTC Published

Alford v. Walton County

The Eleventh Circuit held that a Walton County ordinance banning all access to privately-owned beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment. The court reversed the district court's summary judgment for the County, ruling that public emergencies do not create an exception to the Takings Clause.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Mootness Summary Judgment
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Nov 17 2025
11th Cir. 9:19-cv-80517-BER Published

Lauren Woods v. Progressive American Insurance Company

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court judgment for an insurance company in a statutory bad faith case, ruling that evidentiary exclusions did not prejudice the plaintiff. The court held that a prior jury verdict establishing excess damages was irrelevant to the jury's determination of whether the insurer acted in bad faith.

Civil Insurance
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Nov 17 2025
11th Cir. 6:23-cv-00495-RBD-DCI Published

Affordable Housing Group, Inc. v. Florida Housing Affordability, Inc.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment enforcing a 1994 affordable housing agreement between Florida Housing and the Resolution Trust Corporation. The court held that Florida Housing remains bound to the contractual obligation to rent a specified percentage of units below market price for the agreed 40-year term, despite the purchaser's attempt to terminate the obligation early.

Civil Insurance
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Nov 17 2025
11th Cir. 1:23-cv-00332-C Published

APM Terminals Mobile, LLC v. International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, Local Union 1410

The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an interlocutory appeal challenging a district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. The court held that such orders are not immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine because arbitration denials can be effectively reviewed after a final judgment.

Appellate Jurisdiction Civil Labor
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Nov 14 2025
11th Cir. 4:22-cv-00461-CLM Published

New South Media Group, LLC v. City of Rainbow City, Alabama

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a First Amendment challenge to a city's sign regulations, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing. The court held that the plaintiffs could not trace their injury to the specific provisions they challenged because the city denied their applications under an unchallenged billboard prohibition.

Civil Securities Standing
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Nov 10 2025
11th Cir. 1:23-cv-21742-JB Published

Storey Mountain v. Del Amo

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.

Bankruptcy Civil
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