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Byline: Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY Abortion will officially be on the ballot in Florida this fall after the state's Supreme Court issued one ruling approving a ballot measure that could [...]

Byline: Joey Garrison, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Florida is the new ground zero in the nation's battle over abortion access following a pair of decisions by the Florida Supreme Court [...]

The Florida Supreme Court found that the State Constitution's privacy protections do not extend to abortion. But it also allowed a ballot question on whether to expand abortion access. The [...]

As a dispute-resolution mechanism, appraisal can be an effective means of resolving a valuation dispute between an insurer and its policyholder. Appraisal provisions may include language that allows an insurer [...]

Highlights The apex doctrine generally provides that a high-level corporate officer should not be subject to a deposition unless and until the opposing party has exhausted all other less-intrusive avenues [...]

Several justices questioned whether Florida's constitutional privacy rights extend to abortion, as has been longstanding legal precedent. The Florida Supreme Court's conservative justices repeatedly questioned on Friday whether the state's [...]

Byline: Beth Reinhard and Caroline Kitchener Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a strict abortion ban hours after it overwhelmingly passed the Republican-led legislature this month - yet whether the [...]

Most trial lawyers tend to use reconsideration and rehearing interchangeably. But until recently they served very different purposes. Motions for rehearing filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530 [...]

The final decision on the map, which would give Republicans a considerable advantage in the state, could ultimately lie with the State Supreme Court. MIAMI -- A state judge in [...]

Tampa, Fla. (June 16, 2022) - Verdicts in personal injury cases are greatly impacted by the amount of medical expenses a plaintiff can present to juries. In Florida, collateral sources [...]

On April 28, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court rendered its decision in Dial v. Calusa Palms Master Association, Inc., which will undoubtedly have far-reaching effects on the damages awarded in [...]

Florida Supreme Court: Adopting Arbitration Rules That Empower Arbitrators to Decide Arbitrability Constitutes 'Clear and Unmistakable' Evidence of Agreement to Delegate Highlights The Florida Supreme Court on March 31, 2022, [...]

On April 13, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court in Worley v. Central Florida Young Men's Christian Ass'n, Inc., 228 So. 3d 18 (Fla. 2017), held that the attorney-client privilege shields [...]

Late last month, the Florida Supreme Court codified into Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h) the 'apex doctrine' and declared the doctrine applies with equal force to high-ranking corporate and [...]

Effective May 1, 2021, the Florida courts will transition to a new summary judgment standard meant to 'align Florida's summary judgment standard with that of the federal courts and of [...]

A recent decision of the Florida Supreme Court is a good reminder that automakers and dealers may have different arguments depending on whether consumer Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) claims are [...]

In a sudden reversal and after more than more than five years of uncertainty, on May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Florida ruled that Daubert - not Frye - [...]

After more than five years of uncertainty, the Florida Supreme Court's opinion in DeLisle v. Crane finally settled the debate over the standard for determining the admissibility of expert witness [...]

Byline: Mark Berman Just seven months after Florida revamped its death penalty law, the state's Supreme Court struck down the new statute as unconstitutional because it does not require juries [...]

Florida law allows an insured to recover attorney's fees if the insured prevails in a lawsuit against the insurer for insurance benefits. See § 627.428, Florida Statutes. The plain text [...]

As we have reported, an assignment of benefits (AOB) is a legal tool that allows a third party, like a contractor, to be paid for services performed, like repairs following [...]

Andrew Marcus is Senior Counsel and Mark Delegal is a Partner in Holland & Knight's Tallahassee office Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal (DCA) ruled on Sept. 5, 2018, that [...]

Byline: Valerie Strauss Florida's Supreme Court voted on Friday to throw off the November general election ballot a controversial measure a lower court judge had said misled the public about [...]

On December 14, 2017, The Florida Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in the case of Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum and Forster Specialty Insurance Company; Case No. SC16-1420. This [...]

The Florida Supreme Court recently held that the pre-suit process for construction defect claims under Florida Statutes Chapter 558 constitutes a 'suit' under the standard ISO CGL definition as an [...]

Last week, the Florida Supreme Court adopted section 90.5021, Fla. Stat. - Florida's fiduciary lawyer-client privilege - to the extent it is procedural and held that the decision is retroactive [...]

In a major victory for media and broadcast entities, the Supreme Court of Florida recently established that Florida law does not recognize exclusive copyright protections for sound recordings that were [...]

On July 11, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction of a case in which it is expected to finally decide, conclusively, whether Florida courts are to apply the Frye [...]

Byline: Mark Berman Among the dwindling handful of states that still carry out executions, Florida remains a bastion of capital punishment, carrying out more executions and holding more death-row inmates [...]

Introduction Florida's First District Court of Appeal, in Rigby v. Bank of New York Mellon, Case No. 1D16-0665, appears to be considering receding from the 'standing at inception' doctrine in [...]