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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The American Health Care Association, LeadingAge and other plaintiffs on Friday formally asked a federal court to issue a quick judgment in their favor in their case opposing a national nursing home ...

A magistrate judge recommends upholding FinCEN’s anti-money laundering rule for real estate, signaling likely win over FNF.

Question: I am one of five board directors at our homeowners association. The problem is that one director thinks he knows it all and goes it alone. He decides what invoices to pay. He decides what ...