Major amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure promote active case management Rules include case tracks for civil cases based on complexity, and strict limits on trial continuances and deadline ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Staring Jan. 1, changes are coming to the Florida court system in regards to how civil cases are handled. A memo from the Florida Bar states that the purpose of the rule changes is to ...

Most practitioners in Florida are familiar with at least one of the various axioms about state and federal matters and procedures. Litigating in federal court on a “rocket docket” is often compared to ...

“There will be more work involved, more filings and fees for the client, making it harder to achieve a result and diminishing the return,” Anthony Narula, a partner at Caldera Law, said. “Costs will ...

The court ruled 5-2 in an opinion published Thursday to affirm a ruling by a lower court supporting the bond validation. Language in Florida law giving finality to bond validations applies, and a ...