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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ADOPTS MORE LIBERAL | Key Points

February 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Last month the Florida Supreme Court left decades of precedent behind when it formally abandoned its state standard for evaluating a party’s entitlement to summary judgment under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 in favor of the more liberal federal standard. In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510, SC20-1490, 2020 WL 7778179 […]

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ADOPTS MORE LIBERAL FEDERAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD

February 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Last month the Florida Supreme Court left decades of precedent behind when it formally abandoned its state standard for evaluating a party’s entitlement to summary judgment under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 in favor of the more liberal federal standard. In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510, SC20-1490, 2020 WL 7778179 […]