By now, every Florida litigator knows that the state's summary judgment standard has undergone a tectonic shift. What began with a decision from the state Supreme Court that the summary judgment ...

On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 governing summary judgment proceedings, to adopt the summary judgment standard ...

We previously wrote about the requirements many jurisdictions impose for affidavits or declarations submitted in conjunction with motions for summary judgment, including that they must be based on ...

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Normally, the last day of the year unfolds slowly and often uneventfully. 2020 was anything but a normal year, and what unfolded on the last day of the year at the Florida Supreme Court was no ...

If a party files an unsuccessful motion for summary judgment and fails to appeal the denial, opting instead to go forward with a full trial on the merits, may that party then appeal the order denying ...

Huntsville is trying to shut down what it calls a public nuisance. The bar has been cited for repeated code violations and ...