Florida Legal Overview: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metropolitan area in Florida is also simply known simply as the Miami metro area. As defined by the Census Bureau, the Miami metro area covers Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Each county has circuit courts as the main trial courts with general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases. County courts have limited jurisdiction over small claims, misdemeanors and ordinance violations. Listed below are the principal cities that come under the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area.
Top Florida cities for Legal Issues: Miami
1. Miami-Dade County is served by the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, which is the largest trial court in Florida. The Miami-Dade County Civil Court functions on two levels – as the circuit civil court and the county civil court. The latter has limited jurisdiction over civil complaints not exceeding $15,000. The Miami-Dade County Criminal Court similarly functions on two levels, with the county criminal court limited to handling misdemeanors, infractions and ordinance violations. The same judicial structure applies to Broward and Palm Beach counties. 2. Budget carrier Spirit Airlines is being sued in South Florida by a former passenger. The New Jersey resident who had to pay $16 as a passenger usage fee says the airline portrays it as a required fee that is authorized by the government and wants his lawsuit to be turned into a class-action suit to include all passengers who paid the same fee. 3. The parents of Jordan Coleman, age 4, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the 3C's Day Academy. The boy died after being found unconscious in a hot SUV belonging to the care center operator's daughter.
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Trending Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts obtained from these lower courts are filed with the Florida District Court, which is the intermediate appellate court. Miami-Dade and Monroe counties come under the Third District Court of Appeal. One more appeal may be possible if the Supreme Court of Florida decides to take it up. Federal cases with original jurisdiction in the Miami metro area have to be filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Federal appeals in Florida are handled by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |