On November 11, 2024, the Miami Herald reported, "Miami Judge's Venomous Texts Come Back to Bite her in Crumbling Death Penalty Case." The article leads of: "An appellate judge at the center of one of Miami’s biggest criminal cases is facing intense scrutiny after text messages were released showing her pressuring Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle about how to handle the case, denigrating defense attorneys and badmouthing local judges."

Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, Brittany Wellman, who co-authored the article with Charles Rabin for the Herald, joined Robert to discuss the backstory of the capital murder case and the text messages between Judge Bronwyn Miller and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. In one text message, Judge Miller suggested to the State Attorney that she move to disqualify the trial judge handling the resentencing of the defendant, Corey Smith, so the trial judge's decision to remove two assistant state attorneys from the case for prosecutorial misconduct could be reconsidered.

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Jennifer Opinion is leaving the podcast (hopefully not forever) to attend to family matters. Before she signs off, she shares her expertise about PIP and insurance law. She and Robert discusses several DCA opinions from August, September, and October.

We thank Jen for her commitment to the podcast and to the members of the Florida Bar.

Progressive Select Ins. Co. v. Hilchey, 2d DCA (jurisdiction to decide dec actions).
Fojon v. Ascendant Com. Ins. Co., 3d DCA (policy defenses vs. coverage defenses).
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Walden, 3d DCA (pre-suit notice in dec actions).
United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Coral Gables Chiropractic PLLC, 3d DCA (attorneys' fees).
Buis v. Universal Prop. Cas. Ins. Co., 2d DCA (retroactivity of presuit notice).
Hernandez v. Heritage Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 3d DCA (hearings on SMJ).
Alvarez, Feltman & Da Silva, P.L. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 3d DCA (two-dismissal rule).

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Professor Harold Krent joined Robert to discuss major cases at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Garland v. VanDerStok, (ghost guns) (oral argument).
E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, (burden of proof in FLSA litigation).
Ames v. Ohio Dep't of Youth Servs., ("majority" plaintiffs burden of proof under Title VII).
United States v. Skrmetti, (medical treatment for transgender children).

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Robert, Lindsey, and Joni recap several recent DCA opinions.

Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Walden, 3DCA (first impression, presuit under section 627.70125, certiorari).
State v. Myers, 3DCA (Miranda).
Pacheco v. Jinete, 3d DCA (residency requirement for elected office).
Beans v. Beans, 1st DCA (modification to alimony).
Julia v. Ramos-Baez, 6DCA (attorneys’ fees under 61.16) (creating split among DCAs).
Cowins v. State, 4th DCA (PTSD; self-defense).

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Adam Unikowsky is a Partner at Jenner & Block. He is at the forefront of thinking about the use of AI in the law. Adam is a graduate of MIT and Harvard Law. He focuses on appellate and Supreme Court practice in the areas of securities litigation, Indian law, patents, civil procedure, and constitutional law.

Check out Adam's substack articles on AI: In AI we Trust (Part 1) & In AI we Trust (Part 2).

Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co. (11th Cir.)

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Jennifer joined Robert to run throw opinions from June and July.

• Health and Wellness Evolution Co. V. Infinity Auto Ins. Co., 3d DCA (EUO; hearsay).
• Crown Asset Mgmt., LLC v. Bribiesca, 3d DCA (small-claims rules).
• Sch. Bd. of Broward Cnty., FL. v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., 4th DCA (reimbursement under section 627.7405).
• Auto Club Ins. Co. of FL. v. Express Care of Belleview, LLC (Eileen Fonti), 5th DCA; Auto Club Ins. Co. of FL. v. Express Care of Belleview, LLC (Helmut J. Meven), 5th DCA (fee schedule).
• USAA Cas. Ins. Co. v. Emergency Res. Grp., et al., 5th DCA (deductible election).

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Professor Harold Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law sat down with Robert to discuss the Court's decisions in United States v. Rahimi and Garland v. Cargill, and how Rahimi shows the Court's current iteration of "originalism" does not constrain judges. Rather, it is used as a tool to achieve a desired outcome.

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Robert and Lindsey recap opinions from the DCAs, the Florida Supreme Court, and the 11th Circuit.

• In re: Amends. to Fla. R. Civ. P 1.110.
• In re: Amends. to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.200, 1.201, 1.280, 1.440, & 1.460.
• In re: Amends to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510 and New Rule 1.202.
• In re: Amends. to Fla. R. App. P. 9.130.
• BAM Trading Servs., Inc. v. Florida Off. of Fin. Regul., 1st DCA (intra-district conflict); see also A Not-So-Little Problem with Precedent: Intra-District Conflict in Florida District Courts of Appeal, Robert Scavone Jr., et al.
• Ripple v. CBS Corp., FSC (surviving spouse under Florida’s wrongful death act).
• Harrell v. Friend, 1st DCA (modification of timesharing based on substantial change in circumstances).
• Askew v. Fla. Dep’t Child. & Fams., FSC (misapplication jurisdiction).
• Fluhart v. Rasmussen, 5th DCA (preservation; failure to move to vacate magistrate's order).
• Pradaxay v. Kendrick, 6th DCA (med mal presuit; expert's specialty).
• Lange v. Houston Cnty. Ga., 11th Cir. (liability under Title VII for denying gender-affirming care).
• State v. Times, 1st DCA (4th Amendment; knock-and-announce).
• State v. Creller, FSC (Fourth Amendment; traffic stops).

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