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Casualty Litigation

Punitive Damages 2026: The Florida Supreme Court Speaks

On June 11, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court handed down a decision that both plaintiff...

Appellate

One-Sided Game: Florida Supreme Court Limits Defense Role in Punitive Damages Motions

In Perlmutter v. Federal Ins. Co., No. SC2024-0058, 2026 WL 1689765 (Fla. June 11, 2026),...

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Appellate

Recent Rule Change in Florida Can Protect Corporate Officials from Depositions

In 2021, The Supreme Court of Florida adopted the “apex rule” pertaining to attempts to...

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Appellate

Punitive Damages 2023: The Statute Means What It Says

This article was originally published in the Trial Advocate, Volume 42, No 3, a publication of the...

Product Liability

30(b)(6) Discovery in the Age of COVID-19

Defending corporate representative depositions in the new reality. If there is one lesson all trial...

Commercial Litigation

What Are the Constitutional Considerations in Resuming Civil Jury Trials During a Pandemic?

As the judicial system attempts to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, basic...

Pandemic-Era Civil Jury Trials Require Constitutional Scrutiny

The COVID-19 pandemic has stalked the land for more than six months now, causing untold...

Product Liability

Florida Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Proposed Standard Jury Instructions for Product Liability Cases

On May 17, 2012, The Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion concerning proposed new...

Product Liability

Florida Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Proposed Standard Jury Instructions for Product Liability Cases

On May 17, 2012, The Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion concerning proposed new...

Product Liability

New Frontiers in E- Discovery: Help May Be on the Way

The digital revolution in our society has fostered sea changes in the lives of both...