Javier Alfaro v. Omar Marrero
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 15, 2026
Docket3D2024-1879
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 15, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-1879
Lower Tribunal No. 20-20077-CA-01
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Javier Alfaro, et al.,
Appellants,
vs.
Omar Marrero,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Charles
Kenneth Johnson, Judge.
Carlton Fields, P.A., and Dean A. Morande, (West Palm Beach), for
appellants.
Morgan & Morgan, and Grant R. Gillenwater (Melbourne), and David
L. Luck, and Marisa K. Glassman, for appellee.
Before SCALES, C.J., and LOGUE, and LINDSEY, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Appellants, Javier Alfaro and Xtreme Creative Builders, Inc., appeal a
final order entered after a jury verdict in favor of Appellee, Omar Marrero,
and an order denying Alfaroโs motion for a new trial and remittitur. We
affirm. See Tundidor v. State, 221 So. 3d 587, 603 (Fla. 2017) (quoting
Stephens v. State, 787 So. 2d 747, 754 (Fla. 2001)) (โA trial courtโs denial of
a motion for a new trial is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. .
. . To demonstrate abuse, the nonprevailing party must establish that no
reasonable person would take the view adopted by the trial court.โ).
Affirmed.
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