Legal Opinion
In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure-Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 28, 2009No. SC08-1141PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.
The Task Force on the Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation (Task Force) has submitted proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for our consideration. The proposed amendments provide procedures to improve case management of complex civil litigation. We have jurisdiction and adopt the proposed amendments with some modifications, as explained below. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. In addition to adopting Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201, we also amend Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.100, 1.200, 1.440, Forms for Use with Rules of Civil Procedure 1.997 and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fabre v. MarinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Wells v. Tallahassee Mem. Med. CenterSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Civ. Proc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1996
- In Re Amendments to Fl. Rules of Civ. Proc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Florida Bar re: Amendment to Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 1.100(c)Supreme Court of Florida · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure-Management of Cases Involving Complex LitigationSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure-Management of Cases Involving Complex LitigationSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence CodeSupreme Court of Florida · 2019