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Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 16
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.The Attorney General:
(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.
(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time be required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the written requisition of the Governor, a member of the Cabinet, the head of a department in the executive branch of state government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, and may, upon the written requisition of a member of the Legislature, other state officer, or officer of a county, municipality, other unit of local government, or political subdivision, give an official opinion and legal advice in writing on any question of law relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.
(4) Shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state.
(5) Shall appear in and attend to such suits or prosecutions in any other of the courts of this state or in any courts of any other state or of the United States. This subsection is not intended to authorize the joinder of the Attorney General as a party in such suits or prosecutions.
(6) Shall act as co-counsel of record in capital collateral proceedings.
(7) Shall have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.
(8) Shall make and keep in his or her office a record of all his or her official acts and proceedings, containing copies of all official opinions, reports, and correspondence, and also keep and preserve in the office all official letters and communications to him or her and cause a registry and index thereof to be made and kept, all of which official papers and records shall be subject to the inspection of the Governor of the state and to the disposition of the Legislature by act or resolution thereof.
(9) May periodically publish a report of his or her official opinions and may prepare and publish an index or consolidated index or indexes of opinions.
History.s. 2, ch. 2, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 85; GS 87; RGS 101; CGL 125; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 7, ch. 59-1; s. 1, ch. 78-399; s. 1, ch. 79-159; s. 7, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 85-123; s. 45, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2001-266.

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Holloman Ex Rel. Holloman v. Harland, 370 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2004).

Cited 647 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2004 WL 1178465

state legislature had enacted a statute, Ala.Code § 16-1-20, requiring that public school teachers in the
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West v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., Inc., 336 So. 2d 80 (Fla. 1976).

Cited 282 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 24 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1154

...Prior to the adoption of the comparative negligence doctrine, a plaintiff's conduct as the sole proximate cause of his injuries would constitute a total defense. See Coleman v. American Universal of Florida, Inc., 264 So.2d 451 (Fla.App. 1st 1972), quoting from 2 Frumer and Friedman Products Liability § 16.01(3), at 3-20 to 3-31....
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Leigh v. Warner Bros., Inc., 212 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 272 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 54 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1865, 28 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1961, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11736, 2000 WL 679162

(11th Cir.1990) (per curiam); 2 McCarthy, supra, at § 16:1, 16:4. The district court interpreted Leigh’s Lanham
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Jud. Complaint, In Re:, 212 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 171 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(11th Cir.1990) (per curiam); 2 McCarthy, supra, at § 16.1, 16.4. 23 The district court
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Tally-Ho, Inc., a Florida Corp., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Coast Cmty. Coll. Dist., Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-Appellee, 889 F.2d 1018 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 101 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

McCarthy, Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 16:1, at 720 (2d Ed.1984). Trademark ownership is always
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Newland v. Hall, 527 F.3d 1162 (11th Cir. 2008).

Cited 86 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 10433, 2008 WL 2042822

counts because the court, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-1-7 (1982), instructed the jury that it could find
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Joseph Richard Redner v. Charles S. Dean, Sheriff of Citrus Cnty., Florida, Robert A. Butterworth, 29 F.3d 1495 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 72 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 23252, 1994 WL 419484

...The instant case does not come within the Attorney General’s mandatory duty. Florida statutory law requires the attorney General to “appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits ... in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested.” Fla.Stat.Ann. § 16.01(4)....
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Jan M. Tuveson v. Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc., a Florida Corp. & an Agency of the State of Florida, 734 F.2d 730 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 56 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21448, 35 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 264, 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34, 453

...state’s career service system. 8 When Tuveson filed suit against the Council, the Council retained private counsel despite the State Attorney General’s statutory duty to *734 “appear in and attend to” suits involving the state. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 16.01(4)....
...Section 212.08(6) provides: "There shall also be exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter sales made to the United States government, the state, or any county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state." 8 . See Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 110.203, 216.011.
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Ervin v. Collins, 85 So. 2d 852 (Fla. 1956).

Cited 52 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 59 A.L.R. 2d 706

...Section 12 of the complaint so alleges and the same section of the answer admits this allegation to be true. It is also admitted, or not questioned, that the Attorney General, being the legal representative of the people, should bring this question to the attention of the court for final adjudication. Section 16.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., State ex rel....
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Creviston v. Gen. Motors Corp., 225 So. 2d 331 (Fla. 1969).

Cited 45 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...For example, wear and tear, coupled with lapse of time and the propensity of the product to degenerate; misuse of the product; intervening cause, and other defenses available in the breach of warranty area (see Frumer and Friedman, 2 Products Liability, § 16.01 [3], [4]) are unaffected by our views herein announced....
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United States v. Lanza, 341 F. Supp. 405 (M.D. Fla. 1972).

Cited 43 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14400

...IV, Sec. 4(c). Both the Attorney General and the Governor may bring suits in their own names on behalf of the State, though the Governor's power in this respect is more limited than that of the Attorney General. Const., Art. IV, Sec. 1(b); Fla.Stat. § 16.01, F.S.A....
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United States v. Terrence Javon Floyd, 281 F.3d 1346 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 38 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 2345, 2002 WL 219867

defendant’s family or household. See O.C.G.A. § 16-1-3(15). See also Ridley v. State, 176
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Lazarus v. Faircloth, 301 F. Supp. 266 (S.D. Fla. 1969).

Cited 29 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1969 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9950

...2281. Even in the absence of these local officials, the defendants' arguments would fall, since the defendant Faircloth, as Attorney General, was joined as a party defendant. The duties of the Attorney General of Florida are set out in Fla. Statute § 16.01....
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Jackson v. Consol. Gov't of City of Jacksonville, 225 So. 2d 497 (Fla. 1969).

Cited 28 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...The answer to this contention is in the Charter itself. Under Section 1.01, the Consolidated Government becomes `subject to all of the liabilities, obligations and duties of the former governments from and after the effective date of this Charter'. Section 16.01 provides that all outstanding bonds issued by former governments `are obligations of the consolidated government; however, payment of such obligations and the interest thereon shall be made solely from and charged solely against funds d...
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Investacorp, Inc. v. Arabian Inv. Banking Corp. (Investcorp) E. C., 931 F.2d 1519 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 26 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

J. McCarthy, TRADEMARKS AND UNFAIR COMPETITION § 16:1 (2d ed. 1984). . Id. . Id. at § 16:2. . Id
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Broward Cnty. v. La Rosa, 505 So. 2d 422 (Fla. 1987).

Cited 26 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 171, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1742

the Broward County Human Rights Board (board). Section 16 1/2-67(b)(8) of the ordinance provides that, if
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State v. Kelly, 999 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. 2008).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2008 WL 5396701

DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER ARTICLE I, SECTION 16[1] OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE
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Gay Lesbian Bisexual All. v. Pryor, 110 F.3d 1543 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 25 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 25 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1794, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 8871

appeals the district court's judgment that ALA.CODE, § 16-1-28, (1995), violates the First Amendment to the
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Vincson Herren & Woody Eugene Herren v. E.J. Bowyer, Individually & in His Off. Capacity as Sheriff of Lee Cnty., Georgia, 850 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 23 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 10632, 1988 WL 73283

or in another statute of this state," O.C.G.A. § 16-1-4, and we have found no provision in the Georgia
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Florida Citrus Comm'n v. United States, 144 F. Supp. 517 (N.D. Fla. 1956).

Cited 20 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 1956 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3982, 1956 WL 92564

for reparation orders under section 16(1) of the act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 16(1). Brimstone R. & Canal Co. v
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Kuhnlein v. Dep't of Revenue, 662 So. 2d 309 (Fla. 1995).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 20 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 526, 56 A.L.R. 5th 831, 1995 Fla. LEXIS 1618, 1995 WL 598458

...efund they are entitled to receive from the common fund in this case. We conclude that this interest provides an adequate basis for standing and that the Attorney General is the proper representative of that interest. See Art. IV, § 4, Fla. Const.; § 16.01(4), Fla....
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Brennan v. State, 754 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1999).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1999 WL 506966

§ 18.2-10 (Michie 1996); see also Va.Code Ann. § 16.1-269.1 (Michie 1996) (allowing transfer of fourteen-year-old
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Love v. State, 569 So. 2d 807 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

Cited 16 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 157757

...A judge, however, may obtain the advice of a disinterested expert on the law applicable to a proceeding before him... . Fla. Bar Code Jud. Conduct, Canon 3 A(4) (emphasis supplied). The attorney general of the state is not a disinterested expert in a criminal case but, in fact, is an arm of the prosecution. See § 16.01, Fla....
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Barnes v. State, 743 So. 2d 1105 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

Cited 16 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 72206

...of the pending motion for rehearing. We thereupon issued an order to the Attorney General and the assistant state attorney to show cause why the supplemental motion should not be stricken as unauthorized. We called respondents' attention therein to section 16.01(4) ("The Attorney General ......
...circuit and county courts within his or her judicial circuit and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state all suits, applications, or motions, civil or criminal, in which the state is a party, except as provided in chapters 39, 984, and 985."). §§ 16.01(4) and 27.02, Fla....
...ecifically authorize the supplemental motion. It is also conspicuous that the Attorney General's response does not adopt any part of the supplemental motion on behalf of his office. Mr. Raft also timely responded to the order, acknowledging sections 16.01(4) and 27.02 but arguing that, in spite of their clear import, a state attorney has a common law right unaffected by these statutes to represent the State of Florida in criminal appeals....
...fails to add that the same statute also contains a proviso that the common law so adopted is "not inconsistent" with "the acts of the Legislature of this state." § 2.01, Fla. Stat. (1997). Mr. Raft's common law argument is plainly inconsistent with section 16.01(4) and section 27.02. Section 16.01 unambiguously authorizes only the Attorney General to represent the state in the appellate courts of this state, and section 27.02 plainly limits a State Attorney's authority to represent the state to criminal prosecutions in the county...
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Dickey v. Circuit Court, Gadsden Cnty., Quincy, Fla., 200 So. 2d 521 (Fla. 1967).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1967 Fla. LEXIS 3448

...Taylor, as judge of said court. Judge Taylor filed a return to which is attached copies of orders entered in December, 1962, April, 1963 and April, 1966. These orders denied petitioner the relief now sought in this proceeding. Thereafter the Attorney General, pursuant to F.S. Section 16.01, F.S.A., filed its brief in opposition to issuance of the peremptory writ....
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State Ex Rel. Shevin v. Yarborough, 257 So. 2d 891 (Fla. 1972).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 93 P.U.R.3d 401

...of public interests. In State ex rel. Ervin v. Jacksonville Expressway Authority, supra, this Court said it was the proper function of the Attorney General in the interest of the public to test the exercise of power of a corporate state agency. F.S. Section 16.01, F.S.A....
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Comm'n on Ethics v. Sullivan, 489 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 1986).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 210, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2168

...n the decision. The attorney general of this state has a power similar to the FCE's to issue official opinions, but such power alone, and without any other constitutional demand, would not make the attorney general a part of the judicial branch. Cf. § 16.01(3), Fla....
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Cent. & S. Fla. Fl. Con. Dist. v. Wye River Farms, Inc., 297 So. 2d 323 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

title sought or awarded. 5 Nichols, Eminent Domain § 16.1 at page 16-2 states: "Generally, the damages which
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Johnson v. Johnson, 403 So. 2d 1388 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

written agreement. 3 S. Gard, Jones on Evidence § 16:1, at 75 (6th ed. 1972). Of course, the parol evidence
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Miami Herald Pub. Co. v. Marko, 352 So. 2d 518 (Fla. 1977).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1542

...uch as vexed the Court in State ex rel. Miami Herald Publ. Co. v. McIntosh, 340 So.2d 904 (Fla. 1977), and English v. McCrary, 348 So.2d 293 (Fla. 1977). [3] The Attorney General appears in defense of the constitutionality of the statute pursuant to § 16.01, Fla....
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State Ex Rel. Shevin v. Kerwin, 279 So. 2d 836 (Fla. 1973).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...IV, § 4(c), F.S.A.), and is charged to "[A]ppear in and attend to in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal, or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the supreme court and district courts of appeal of this state." Fla. Stat. § 16.01, F.S.A....
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Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local Union No. 199 v. United Tel. Co. of Florida, 738 F.2d 1564 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 13 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 117 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2094, 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 19392

...The Union had filed a section 301 action in the District Court for the Middle District of Florida seeking to vacate the Rimer award. In October 1978, that court, in an unpublished order, entered a judgment in favor of United and enforcing the award. 3 . Section 16.01-B(2) of the collective bargaining agreement provides: “No arbitrator shall have the jurisdiction or authority to add to, take from, nullify, or modify any of the terms of this Agreement or impair any of the rights reserved to manageme...
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Holland v. Watson, 14 So. 2d 200 (Fla. 1943).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 153 Fla. 178, 1943 Fla. LEXIS 581

Section 22 of Article IV of the Constitution and Section 16.01, Florida Statutes 1941, as follows: "Section
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Broward Cnty. v. La Rosa, 484 So. 2d 1374 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 690

appeal from a final summary judgment finding Section 16 1/2-67 of the Human Rights Ordinance of Broward
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Bondi v. Tucker, 93 So. 3d 1106 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 3000644, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11875

...9.110(b) (requiring notice to be filed within 30 days of rendition), the Attorney General filed 1 a notice of appeal of the trial court’s order, not on behalf of any party to the proceedings below, but “in her capacity as the Attorney General of the State of Florida and pursuant to her [putative] authority under § 16.01(4), Fla....
...The Attorney General is in many ways no ordinary litigant. She has important and far-ranging responsibilities, including the “power to institute litigation on [her or] his own initiative.” State ex rel. Shevin v. Exxon Corp., 526 F.2d 266, 271 (5th Cir.1976). Section 16.01(4), Florida Statutes (2011), provides that the Attorney General “[s]hall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise inte...
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Barfield v. United States Rubber Co., 234 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 2d DCA 1970).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...n implied warranty. Since implied warranty as applied to consumer suits against a manufacturer is generally recognized to be a concept based neither on fault nor failure to exercise reasonable care, see 2 Frumer & Friedman, Products Liability, 1968, § 16.01[1], it is not "tortious" in the traditional sense of that word....
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Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., 465 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2006).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 180 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2710, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 24306, 2006 WL 2742005

Georgia Code is O.C.G.A. § 16-1-3(12). Id. The Georgia Supreme Court then quoted § 16-1-3(12), which provides
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Watson v. Caldwell, 27 So. 2d 524 (Fla. 1946).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 158 Fla. 1, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 455

He shall be Reporter for the Supreme Court." Section 16.01 Fla. Statutes 1941 is as follows: "Residence
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Federated Stores Realty, Inc. v. Final Touch Boutique, Inc. (In Re Final Touch Boutique, Inc.), 6 B.R. 803 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1980).

Cited 8 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1980 Bankr. LEXIS 4245

...nal Touch keep the entire proceeds of the sale and be forgiven the arrearages in rent. In the notice of default (Plaintiff's Composite Exhibit No. 2) the tenant was given seven days to cure the alleged defaults or deliver possession of the premises. Section 16.01(a) of the lease (Plaintiff's Exhibit No....
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Coleman v. Am. Universal of Florida, Inc., 264 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 10 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1384

...evenly divided on the question before us — whether contributory negligence is a bar to an action for breach of implied warranty. Even the text writers are evenly divided. For instance, the appellant cites 2 Frumer and Friedman, "Products Liability, § 16.01 [3], pp....
...rd against the possibility of its existence, is not a defense. Contributory negligence in the sense of an unreasonable *454 use of a product after discovery of the defect and the danger is a defense." (2 Frumer and Friedman, Products Liability. Sec. 16.01[3], pages 3-20 to 3-31)....
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Zoltan Barati v. State of Florida, Motorola, Inc., 198 So. 3d 69 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state [and shall] appear and attend to such suits or prosecutions in any other of the courts of this state . . . .” § 16.01(4) & (5), Fla....
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Martinez v. Clark Equip. Co., 382 So. 2d 878 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...Prior to the adoption of the comparative negligence doctrine, a plaintiff's conduct as the sole proximate cause of his injuries would constitute a total defense. See Coleman v. American Universal of Florida, Inc., 264 So.2d 451 (Fla.App. 1st 1972), quoting from 2 Frumer and Friedman Products Liability § 16.01(3), at 3-20 to 3-31....
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State Ex Rel. Boyles v. PAROLE & PROB. COM'N, 436 So. 2d 207 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...In cases such as the one at bar, where the injury is to the public, the Attorney General has standing as a representative of the people. The Attorney General, as chief law officer of the State, may appear in and attend to all suits or actions in which the State may be "in anywise interested." Section 16.01(4), Florida Statutes (1981)....
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United States v. Nathan E. Gundy, 842 F.3d 1156 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 7 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21064, 2016 WL 6892164

or in another statute of this state." O.C.G.A. § 16-1-4. The code further provides that one of its "general
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In Re SunCruz Casinos, LLC, 298 B.R. 833 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 6 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 50 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1750, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 227, 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 1177

against them. See Disclosure Statement § 5.37; Plan, § 16.1. Even assuming that the Boulis Entities in fact
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Fulk v. State, 417 So. 2d 1121 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...3.191 (Speedy Trial) is tolled until such time as the plea is accepted or rejected by the Court, including any time necessary for a pre-sentence investigation. [1] See, e.g., article IV, section 4(c) and article V, section 17, Florida Constitution, and section 16.01(4)(5) and (6), 16.08 and chapter 27, Part 1, Florida Statutes (1981)....
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Jaffree v. Wallace, 705 F.2d 1526 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 36 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 728, 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 28064

of Ala. Code § 16 — 1— 20.1 (1982) and Ala.Code § 16-1-20.2 (former Ala.Act 82-735), which are known as
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State v. Andersen, 208 So. 2d 814 (Fla. 1968).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...e next fifteen years thereon would total $20,851.00. The Tax Assessor of Orange County, Florida, who was named defendant in the suits, defaulted therein but the Attorney General having appeared in the cases pursuant to authority of statute (see F.S. section 16.01, F.S.A.; State ex rel....
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Int'l Aircraft Recovery, L.L.C. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Aircraft, 218 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2000 A.M.C. 2345, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 16683, 2000 WL 977396

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-1 (2d ed.1994). Addressing the more specific issue
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Moise Rodriguez v. Florida Dep't of Corr., 748 F.3d 1073 (11th Cir. 2014).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2014 WL 1344466, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 6327

nothing about service of the record itself. Id. at § 16.1[b]. C. Reasons Why the Majority’s Rule is Problematic
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Ishmael Jaffree v. George C. Wallace, Douglas T. Smith, Intervenors. Ishmael Jaffree v. Bd. of Sch. Commissioners of Mobile Cnty., Douglas T. Smith, Intervenors, 713 F.2d 614 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 24896

the panel decision insofar as it held Ala.Code § 16-1-20.1 (Supp.1982) unconstitutional under the Establishment
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Fla. Gaming Corp. v. Am. Jai-Alai, 673 So. 2d 523 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 194362

available in equity. See Trawick, Fla.Prac. and Proc., § 16-1. In fact, the need for discovery was one of the
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Daniel Anthony Lucas v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison, 771 F.3d 785 (11th Cir. 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 21467, 2014 WL 5840138

S.E.2d at 443 n. 1; see O.C.G.A. § 16-1-7. 2 . Separately, Rhode was tried
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Thomas E. Nave v. J.E. Helms, Jr., Dist. Dir., 845 F.2d 963 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 6914, 1988 WL 42135

charge or any lesser included offense. O.C.G.A. § 16-1-6. 1 In this case, proof of the alleged
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In Re Read, 442 B.R. 839 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011).

Cited 3 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 717, 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 132, 54 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 54, 2011 WL 180085

2007). [28] 1 Norton Bankruptcy Law and Procedure § 16:1, at 16-2 (3rd ed. 2010). [29] 2 Collier on Bankruptcy
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Florida Carry, Inc. v. Univ. of North Florida, 133 So. 3d 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 6480789, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19600

Exxon Corp., 526 F.2d 266, 271 (5th Cir.1976). Section 16.01(4), Florida Statutes (2011), provides that the
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Gay Lesbian Bisexual All. v. Pryor, 110 F.3d 1543 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1997 WL 177296

appeals the district court’s judgment that AlaUode, § 16-1-28, (1995), violates the First Amendment to the
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Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Martinez, 761 F. Supp. 782 (M.D. Fla. 1991).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5350, 1991 WL 62456

...Consequently, the plaintiff contends that the Governor is properly a party since, pursuant to Art. IV, § 1(a), Fla. Const., he is charged with the duty to take care that the laws of the state be faithfully executed. The plaintiff contends that the Attorney General is properly a party since, pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 16.01(5), he is required to appear in all cases in which the state may be interested....
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Dep't of Juv. Just. v. JR, 710 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 4853, 1998 WL 216115

...Because the December 11 notice of appeal was filed more than 15 days after the November 12 and November 18 orders, J.R. argued that this appeal must be dismissed as untimely. The Attorney General appeared and asserted that he has the statutory obligation *213 under section 16.01(4) to appear on behalf of the state in all civil, criminal and equitable suits before this court and in particular to represent the state in appeals of juvenile cases pursuant to section 985.234(2)....
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Int'l Aircraft v. Unidentified Wrecked, 218 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-1 (2d ed. 1994). Addressing the more specific issue
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Chandler v. Siegleman, 180 F.3d 1254 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 15608

school-related student events. Ala.Code § 16-1-20.3(b) (1995). In 1996, Michael Chandler
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League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, 179 So. 3d 258 (Fla. 2015).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2015 WL 7753054

See Philip J. Padavano, Florida Civil Practice § 16:1 (2015 ed.) (“Generally, the burden of proof is
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Shirley Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., 411 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Georgia Code is O.C.G.A. § 16-1- 3(12). Id. The Georgia Supreme Court then quoted § 16-1-3(12), which provides
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State v. Bowman, 437 So. 2d 1095 (Fla. 1983).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...eneral [s]hall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state. § 16.01(4), Fla....
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Harvey v. State, 32 So. 3d 61 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 16313, 2008 WL 4647386

...NOTES [1] At the hearing, counsel for Dailey prosecuted the case against Harvey, who was represented by an assistant public defender. On review in this court, the same assistant public defender represents Harvey, and the Attorney General has appeared on behalf of the State, see § 16.01(4), Fla....
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Rastaedt v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 63 So. 3d 41 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 6323, 2011 WL 1661179

authors of Clark & Smith, The Law of Warranties, § 16:1 (2007-08) have explained, “[t]his much heralded
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Rebecca Rachins & Richard Z. Minassian v. Zaven Minassian Trust, Etc., 251 So. 3d 919 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

Grimsley, Florida Law of Trusts, 18 Fla. Prac. § 16:1 (2016-2017 ed.). “It is immaterial for this purpose
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Estoril Inc. v. Mayfield Condo. Ass'n, 104 So. 3d 386 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3, 2013 WL 11716

parking in its garage at Espiri-to. Specifically, section 16.1(c) of the Master Covenants allows Estoril to
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Odyssey Marine Expl., Inc. v. Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel, 675 F. Supp. 2d 1126 (M.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119086, 2009 WL 4932724

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-1 (4th ed. 2004). This common heritage of seafaring
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2007).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...e seeks to derive fees or revenue sharing from Class III gaming on Indian lands, does the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act require a tribal-state compact to authorize Class III gaming activities that are specifically prohibited by state law? Pursuant to section 16.01 (3), Florida Statutes, the Attorney General is required to give an official opinion to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on any question of law relating to the Speaker's official duties....
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Monaco v. City of Jacksonville, 51 F. Supp. 3d 1251 (M.D. Fla. 2014).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138522, 2014 WL 4926105

...the consolidated government employed after the effective date of this Charter shall be members of ... the retirement and pension system for the consolidated government.” Defendant’s Motion, Ex. B (Doc. 68-3): Jacksonville, Fla. Charter, art. 16, § 16.01....
...That up to 2,000 City employees were not in the System for at least some period during their employment, despite the terms of the City Charter and Code requiring employees to join the System, evidences a process that was not working properly. See Jacksonville, Fla. Charter, art. 16, § 16.01; City Code §§ 120.202(a); 120.302(a)....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2011).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...professions, or occupations which may include gun dealers and gunsmiths. Sincerely, Pam Bondi Attorney General PB/tgh 1 Chapter 2006-152 , Laws of Fla., changed the name of the "local occupational license tax act" to the "local business tax act." 2 Section 16.01 (3), Fla....
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State ex rel. Inv. Corp. v. Bd. of Bus. Reg., 227 So. 2d 674 (Fla. 1969).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1969 Fla. LEXIS 2152

divisions of the Department of Business Regulation. Section 16(1), Chapter 69-106, provides that the Board of
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Comedy Hall of Fame, Inc. v. George Schlatter Prods., Inc., 874 F. Supp. 378 (M.D. Fla. 1994).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 33 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1665, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19887, 1994 WL 739863

J. McCarthy, Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 16:1, at 720 (2d Ed.1984). Plaintiff has failed to show
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Gretna Racing, LLC. v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof. etc. (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...state, are guides for state executive and administrative officers in performing their official duties until superseded by judicial decision.”); Comm’n on Ethics v. Sullivan, 489 So. 2d 10, 13 (Fla. 1986) (noting that although the attorney general has the ability pursuant to section 16.01(3), Florida Statutes, to issue advisory opinions, “such power alone, and without any other constitutional demand, would not make the attorney general a part of the judicial branch”); Browning v....
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Gretna Racing, LLC v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., 178 So. 3d 15 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

attorney general has the ability pursuant to section 16.01(3), Florida Statutes, to issue advisory opinions
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2003).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

limited exception to section 16.01: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16.01 [of the charter]: "(a)
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Palm Beach Cnty. v. Fed. Aviation Admin. (11th Cir. 2022).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

assurances in Part 16 proceedings. See 14 C.F.R. § 16.1(a)(5). And Grant Assurance 1(a) explicitly requires
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1992).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

which may be included in the audit report." 2 Section 16.01(3), F.S., authorizes the Attorney General to
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...n dehors the filing instruments concerning the qualifications of candidates), and Davis v. Crawford, 116 So. 41 (Fla. 1928) (holding that the Secretary of State has no power or authority to inquire into eligibility of a candidate for public office). Section 16.01 (3), F....
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City of Miami Beach v. State ex rel. Consolo, 279 So. 2d 76 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7929

“board” to consider such a change is permissive under § 16-1 of the zoning ordinance. See note 3, supra. However
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Jane Doe v. James Uthmeier, Attorney Gen. (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

and district courts of appeal of this state.” § 16.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2025). As the Attorney General
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In re Local Lodge No. 1248 of Int'l Ass'n of Machinists, 131 So. 2d 29 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 2789

...*32 The law of this case as established by our former decision compels denial of the State’s motion to dismiss this appeal. We recognize, however, that our former decision assumes unusual importance because it appears to bring into play the provisions of F.S. 16.01, F.S.A....
...ance with the rules of appellate procedure governing the civil action. The State is not a necessary party to such proceedings, nor will it be deemed to have an interest therein of the character requiring participation by the Attorney General under F.S. 16.01, F.S.A.; provided, that the State may of its own volition participate in such proceedings....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2000).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

litigation.1 Based on your request and pursuant to section 16.01(3), Florida Statutes, it is appropriate in my
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Payne v. Beverly, 958 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 9595, 2007 WL 1789303

P. TRAWICK, JR., FLORIDA PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 16:1 (2007). Today, the device may still “be used to
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MMMG, LLC & Mobile Mike Promotions, Inc. v. Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., d/b/a Tribe, Inc., Tony Sanchez, Jr., etc., 196 So. 3d 438 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 9263, 2016 WL 3265919

Department of the Interior, pursuant to section 16 1 of the Indian Reorganization Act of
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Royal Ins. Co. of Am. v. Cineraria Shipping Co., 894 F. Supp. 1557 (M.D. Fla. 1995).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1996 A.M.C. 2051, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10470, 1995 WL 437466

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-1, at 522-23 (1987)). A claim for general average
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City of Miami v. Meynarez, 546 So. 2d 771 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1702, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4090, 1989 WL 78318

action with respect to that recommendation. Section 16.1, of the City of Miami Civil Service Rules and
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Chandler v. Siegleman (11th Cir. 1999).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

1550, 1553 (M.D. Ala. 1997) (citing Ala.Code § 16-1-20.3(a)-(b) (1995)).2 The district court found
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Chandler v. Siegleman (11th Cir. 1999).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

remand. 1550, 1553 (M.D.Ala.1997) (citing Ala.Code § 16-1-20.3(a)-(b) (1995)).2 The district court found
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Chandler v. Siegleman (11th Cir. 1999).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

other school-related student events. Ala. Code § 16-1-20.3(b) (1995). In 1996, Michael Chandler
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...ession of legislative intent). And see , Harley v. Board of Public Instruction of Duval County, 103 So.2d 111 (Fla. 1958) (special grant of power or special act of the Legislature takes precedence over a general grant or law on the same subject). 15 Section 16.01 (4), F.S....
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State ex rel. Shevin v. Weinstein, 353 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15039

...Baker, 224 So.2d 311 (Fla.1969); Taylor v. State, 49 Fla. 69 , 38 So. 380 (1905); Dade County v. McCrary, 260 So.2d 543 (Fla.3d DCA 1972). Only the Attorney General of Florida has the authority to represent the State of Florida in an action pending before a federal court in Florida. Section 16.01, Florida Statutes (1975)....
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Boca Ciega Sanitary Dist. v. State, 161 So. 2d 529 (Fla. 1964).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

that the statute collides with Article III, Section 16,1 and Article IX, Sec. 6 2 and 7,3 Florida Constitution
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City of Miami Beach v. State ex rel. Gerstein, 242 So. 2d 170 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1970).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5334

...P., 30 F.S.A. We find no abuse of judicial discretion in that part of the order which permitted the Attorney General to intervene in the cause in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of Florida. Switow v. Sher, 136 Fla. 284 , 186 So. 519 (1939); and § 16.01, Fla.Stat....
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Global Marine Expl., Inc. v. Repub. of France (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Jul 23, 2025

SCHOENBAUM, ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW § 16.1 (6th ed. 2024) (“Under settled principles of admiralty
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Jaffree v. Wallace, 713 F.2d 614 (11th Cir. 1983).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the panel decision insofar as it held Ala.Code § 16-1-20.1 (Supp.1982) unconstitutional under the Establishment
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Lee Mem'l Health Sys., d/b/a Lee Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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Sarasota Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Sarasota Mem'l Healthcare Sys., Inc. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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North Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Broward Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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South Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Mem'l Healthcare Sys. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade Cnty. & Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Attorney General, has the authority as authorized by law and has limited parens patriae authority to represent the state in certain matters belonging to the public at large. Fla. Const. art. IV, § 4(b) (“The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer.”). Section 16.01(2), Florida Statutes (2020), specifies the authority and the duties of the Attorney General as “prescribed by the Constitution of this state and ....
...required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.” These duties may include providing opinions when requested by the Governor, and other elected state and local officers, including local subdivisions, “relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.” § 16.01(3), Fla....
...She “shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state” as well as in federal court. § 16.01(4), (5), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Attorney General shall “have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.” § 16.01(7), Fla. Stat. Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.” (Emphasis added). The Attorney General is commanded to s...
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League of Women Voters of Florida Inc. v. Florida Sec'y of State (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...And the Attorney General has the authority to “ap- pear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested” in federal court. FLA. STAT. § 16.01(4)–(5). She is empowered to represent Florida in this action. Federal courts must respect states’ strong interests in de- fending the constitutionality of their laws....
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Askia Mustafa Raheem v. GDCP Warden (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

434 S.E.2d 479, 482 (Ga. 1993); Ga. Code Ann. § 16–1–7(a)(1)).
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City of West Palm Beach v. Holaday, 234 So. 2d 24 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1970).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6472

system of pensions for West Palm Beach Policemen. Section 16(1) (A) creates a “fund” to be known as the West
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Barfield v. United States Rubber Co., 234 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 5th DCA 1970).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6502

2 Frumer & Friedman, Products Liability, 1968, § 16.01 [1], it is not “tortious” in the traditional sense

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