Florida Legal Overview: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford The Orlando-Kissimmee–Sanford metropolitan area in Florida is better known as Greater Orlando. As defined by the Census Bureau, Greater Orlando covers Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. The city of Orlando is included as the county seat for Orange County. Each county comes under the jurisdiction of one of Florida's 20 judicial circuits. The circuit courts are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. Listed below are some of the major cities and towns in the Orlando-Kissimmee–Sanford metro area.
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1. Orange and Osceola counties are served by the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida. The Orange County Courthouse, which includes both the circuit and county courts, is in Downtown Orlando. Together, they handle all original jurisdiction cases. The county civil court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, ordinance violations and small claims amounting to less than $15,000 while the county circuit court handles bigger claims. The Osceola county courts located in Kissimmee similarly have separate circuit and county courts for civil and criminal actions, in addition to family, probate and drug courts. 2. A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Amanda Dittman and Dr. Charlotte Elenberger, both former employees of Florida Hospital Orlando, alleges that seven Adventist Health hospitals in Central Florida have overbilled medical claims using padded bills worth tens of millions of dollars. 3. Pirate’s Dinner Adventure Inc. in Orlando is facing a business law violation suit for allegedly copying the medieval-themed dinner show by Medieval Times U.S.A. Inc.
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Trending Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts handed down by county and circuit courts can be filed in a district court. All appeals in the Greater Orange area have to be filed with the Fifth District Court of Appeal based in Daytona Beach. The Florida Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in Greater Orlando are taken up by the Orlando Division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Appeals against decisions taken by this federal court may be filed with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |