Aklipse Asset Management, Inc. v. Security First Insurance Company d/b/a Security First Florida

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case Nos. 5D2025-0946
5D2025-0951
LT Case Nos. 2023-32194-CICI
2023-32195-CICI
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AKLIPSE ASSET MANAGEMENT,
INC.,
Appellant,
v.
SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE
COMPANY, d/b/a SECURITY FIRST
FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County.
Dennis P. Craig, Judge.
Jeremy D. Bailie, of Weber, Crabb & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg,
for Appellant.
Joseph W. Jacquot and Nicolas J. Cathcart, of Gunster, Yoakley
& Stewart, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee.
October 9, 2026
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.110(l) (“Except as provided
in rule 9.020(h), if a notice of appeal is filed before rendition of a
final order, the appeal will be subject to dismissal as premature.”);

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Garrido v. SafePoint Ins. Co., 347 So. 3d 108, 113 (Fla. 3d DCA
2022) (“Because the challenged order is neither final nor included
in Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)’s schedule of
appealable non-final orders, we lack appellate jurisdiction to
review the challenged order.” (citation omitted)); see also Garrido,
347 So. 3d at 112 n.1 (“[A]side from a notice of voluntary dismissal
under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(a), we know of no
authority . . . whereby a mere filing by a party, without a
subsequent order of the trial court, operates as a final adjudication
on the merits of a claim.”).
MAKAR, HARRIS, and KILBANE, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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