Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. Jonida Goga

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2024-0669 ____________ PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC., Petitioner, vs. JONIDA GOGA, et al., Respondents. July 9, 2026 GROSSHANS, J. This case requires us to clarify the standard of appellate review to be applied when a trial court dismisses an action for fraud on the court. In the decision below, the Fourth District Court of Appeal partially reversed a trial court’s dismissal order, applying “a more stringent abuse of discretion standard.” Goga v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., 383 So. 3d 490, 493 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024) (quoting Beseler v. Avatar Prop. & Cas.…