Right to a jury trial
Lazaro Rodriguez, et ux. v. Fonticiella Construction
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Lazaro Rodriguez and his wife ask whether a jury should hear their claims against Fonticiella Construction Corporation, Fonticiella Construction Management, LLC, Fonticiella Development LLC, Fonticiella GP, LLC, and Fonticiella LLLP after a serious dog attack, under the Seventh and Fourteenth Amendments.
- What's at stake
- Whether a jury will hear Rodriguez and his wife's claims against the five companies remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Their petition was distributed for a Supreme Court conference.
The Florida premises-liability case—a claim about responsibility for an injury on property—raises arguments about the right to a jury trial and due process.
Question presented
1. In a premises liability civil case arising from a serious dog attack and bite incident and trial, pursuant to the Seventh Amendment’s right of trial by jury, should a demanded jury trial proceed against the lower tribunal Defendants FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC, FONTICIELLA DEVELOPMENT LLC, FONTICIELLA GP, LLC, and FONTICIELLA LLLP in order to allow the jury to hear and weigh the record evidence including the opportunity to draw adverse inferences from the record evidence against the lower tribunal Defendants FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC, FONTICIELLA DEVELOPMENT LLC, FONTICIELLA GP, LLC, and FONTICIELLA LLLP? 2. In a premises liability civil case arising from a serious dog attack and bite incident and trial, pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process, should a demanded jury trial proceed against the lower tribunal Defendants FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC, FONTICIELLA DEVELOPMENT LLC, FONTICIELLA GP, LLC, and FONTICIELLA LLLP in order to allow the jury to hear and weigh the record evidence including the opportunity to draw adverse inferences from the record evidence against the lower tribunal Defendants FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, FONTICIELLA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC, FONTICIELLA DEVELOPMENT LLC, FONTICIELLA GP, LLC, and FONTICIELLA LLLP?
What happens next
The petition was distributed for a Dec. 4, 2026 conference. The Court must decide whether to hear it; the conference does not guarantee an order or decision date.
Documents
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More questions
- Which court did the petition come from?
- The case came from Florida's Third District Court of Appeal.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.