Circuit Court

All matters resulting from personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death arising out of a party’s alleged negligent operation of a motor vehicle, as defined in section 316.003, Florida Statutes. That is, any self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, not including bicycles or mopeds. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Automobiles
• Trucks
• Buses
• Motorcycles

All matters relating to liability lawsuits involving negligence-related death, injury, or damage to property interests, including claims for statutory relief on account of death or injury, and including but not limited to:

• Watercraft
• Asbestos-related diseases

All medical, legal, or other professional malpractice lawsuits.

All matters involving the alleged responsibility of the manufacturer or seller of an article for an injury caused to persons or property by a defect in, or condition of, the article sold, or an alleged breach of duty to provide suitable instructions to prevent injury.

All civil lawsuits are pursuant to Chapter 718, Florida Statutes. A condominium association (not a condominium unit) must be a party in the lawsuit.

All contract actions and all actions relating to promissory notes and other debts, including those arising from the sale of goods, and including, but not limited to:

• Uniform Commercial Code Litigation
• Open account
• Money lent
• Breach of contract
• Breach of the lease agreement
• Breach of insurance contract
• Construction liens (formerly mechanics liens)
• Evictions

All matters relating to the possession, title, and boundaries of real property, including:

• Purchase
• Partition
• Quieting title and removing encumbrances
• Seals reformation
• Rescissions and cancellations
• Ejectment actions
• All matters relating to the involvement of legal and equitable liens against real property, including foreclosures and sales, and foreclosures associated with condominiums

All matters relating to the taking of private property for public use, including inverse condemnation by state agencies, political subdivisions, and public service corporations.

A person claiming a lien under Florida Statute 713.585 for performing labor or services on a motor vehicle.

Not all civil matters are included in the previously described categories. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Declaratory judgments
• Administrative agency appeals
• Bond estreatures
• Replevins
• Habeas corpus proceedings
• Forfeitures
• Interpleader