The New Year Brings A More Relaxed, Pro-Business Summary-Judgment Standard
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21
In the waning hours of 2020, the Florida Supreme Court changed Florida’s summary-judgment standard by adopting the much more relaxed federal standard. Although the change does not take effect until May 2021–and even then Florida judges may initially apply it inconsistently as they grapple with a new standard for the first time in over 50 years—the change’s long-term effect should help businesses reduce litigation costs by short-circuiting unfounded claims and defenses long before trial......
By: Roetzel & Andress