The rule change includes the option for parties to expressly waive the judge’s direct presence during the selection process.

With the proliferation of remote proceedings that was borne out of the recent global pandemic, the advent of trials playing ...

A summary of amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, effective January 1, 2025, as adopted by the Florida Supreme ...

Animal House Zoo, focusing on proceedings in the Supreme Court. Mr. Lyon is suing his employer, the Animal House Zoo, because he believes that the zoo violated his rights under the Civil Rights Act ...

Where the case is dismissed for want of prosecution, a plaintiff who still has the right to refile under the Code of Civil Procedure lacks standing to appeal the dismissal.

Starting in 2025, civil court cases handled in Florida will adhere to a set of rules that align very closely with the federal rules of civil procedure. That means changes are coming to how lawyers ...

Where the disposition of property has previously been determined, the issue is barred by res judicata even if the original ruling was appealed and the appeal was dismissed as moot.

Next week, when they return from their long holiday break, the justices will have, among other exciting matters, a dispute ...