After receiving briefs from both parties and ten amicus curiae briefs, the Court heard oral argument on October 8, 2020. On December 31, 2020, the Court prospectively amended Rule 1.510(c) and adopted ...

Last year, the Florida Supreme Court signaled its intention to adopt the summary judgment standard articulated in the Celotex trilogy, by directing the parties in Wilsonart, LLC v. Lopez, SC19-1336, ...

In one of its final decisions of 2020, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 to adopt the federal summary judgement standard articulated in the fundamental cases of, ...

While the Florida Supreme Court's adoption of the federal standard for summary judgment seems to shift the balance of power to defendants and their insurance companies, everyone in the construction ...

Justices, in a 6-1 ruling, decided to scrap a state standard for determining whether lower-court judges should grant summary judgment in civil lawsuits. The Supreme Court said Florida should align ...

The issue in the ruling dealt with the standards that judges should use in determining whether to grant summary judgment. The issue in the ruling dealt with the standards that judges should use in ...

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Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. has asked the court to dismiss the claims against him in the federal lawsuit filed by four female employees alleging sexual harassment and sexual ...

Many Tennessee employers will soon breathe a collective sigh of relief because the burden of proof for plaintiffs in many employment cases is about to be raised. Last Friday, the state’s General ...

Justices, in a 6-1 ruling, decided to scrap a state standard for determining whether lower-court judges should grant summary judgment in civil lawsuits. The Supreme Court said Florida should align ...