The Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(f) (Timing and Sequence of Discovery) to resolve an ambiguity in the Rule that practitioners had been unreasonably using to thwart or delay the...more
The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment) and adopted the new Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.202 (Conferral Prior to Filing Motions) on Wednesday, May...more
Florida citizens and visitors alike have been inundated with increasingly sophisticated television ad campaigns and endless and often crass billboards on our roadways touting the sweepstakes that has characterized personal...more
On June 2, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 7027, creating Chapter 2022-163, Laws of Florida, which established the Sixth District Court of Appeal (DCA) – Florida's first new appellate court since the creation of...more
The Florida Legislature has voted in support of CS/HB 677, which will create a new subsection of the Florida Evidence Code on the subject of judicial notice. Specifically, when it goes into effect on July 1, 2022, Section...more
Nearly four months to the day from when the Florida Supreme Court announced the state's adoption of the federal summary judgment standard, the Court went a step further and announced the adoption of the text of the federal...more
On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court, on its motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 to adopt the federal summary judgment standard. The amendment will become effective May 1, 2021. The Court noted...more