Submitted by Chioma Deere on 06 Jan, 2020
US District Court SD of Florida Admonishes Defendant Attempting to Use ESI as Sword and Shield. The federal court for the Southern District of Florida recently issued an order that a retail store could not claim surveillance video evidence as work product in anticipation of litigation protection when the video…
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…