The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure aim “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” For a corporate defendant, the difficulty of obtaining summary judgment in Florida state courts seemed anathema to that goal. Two years ago, however, the Florida Supreme Court amended its summary judgment standard to conform with the Federal standard. The result is that corporate defendants facing litigation in Florida now have an effective weapon to achieve “the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination” of lawsuits filed in Florida state courts.
Using Florida’s Amended Summary Judgment Standard as a Weapon to Win
