Submitted by Jessica Glickman on 06 Dec, 2019
The Southern District of Florida has adopted new local rules which went into effect on Monday, December 2, 2019. Below is a summary of some of the more significant changes. Most important to note is the significant changes to Rule 56.1, governing motions for summary judgment. Rule 5.1(f): This changes…
Submitted by Mariel Weber on 04 Dec, 2019
Effective January 1, 2020, are two key jurisdictional changes: (1) an increase in the jurisdictional limit for county court, and (2) the creation of a new appellate right from county court decisions when the amount in controversy is greater than $15,000. New County Courts’ Jurisdictional Limits For county court actions…
Submitted by Isam Alsafeer on 06 Nov, 2019
Recently the Eleventh Judicial Circuit sitting in its Appellate capacity considered several appeals brought by United Automobile Insurance Company regarding orders finding that its expert’s affidavit did not meet the criteria under Daubert in order to avoid the entry of summary judgment. United had employed a Dr. Dauer in order…