The effect of the rule was that a moving defendant could establish entitlement to summary judgment by submitting evidence only that there was no departure, while ignoring causation altogether, and ...

The Florida Supreme Court recently amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment), adopting the less restrictive federal summary judgment standard as articulated by the United States ...

Nearly four months to the day from when the Florida Supreme Court announced the state's adoption of the federal summary judgment standard, the Court went a step further and announced the adoption of ...

Motor carriers, in cooperation with state and national trucking associations, are trying to curb lawsuit abuse. At this point, they’ll take even small victories to help keep insurance premiums at bay.

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 ...