Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
On January 1, 2025, major changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure took effect, transforming how civil cases are managed, litigated, and resolved. Rooted in four landmark Florida Supreme Court decisions issued in 2024,...more
January 1, 2025, marked a historic day for Florida civil litigation as the much-anticipated sweeping changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. These changes will fundamentally change how civil cases...more
We previously wrote here about the three "musts" for an affidavit or declaration in Florida: it must be based on personal knowledge, it must contain facts as would be admissible in evidence, and it must demonstrate the...more
Effective May 1, 2021, the federal summary judgment standard is the law in Florida state court. The Florida Supreme Court announced this shift would take place in December 2020 and sought further comment concerning the...more
On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court, on its motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 to adopt the federal summary judgment standard. The amendment will become effective May 1, 2021. The Court noted...more
Out with the old, in with the new: the Florida Supreme Court closed out 2020 with a key decision that eliminates Florida’s previous summary judgment standard in favor of the federal standard articulated in the Celotex...more
The Bad Reyes saga just keeps on getting worse for TCPA defendants. In a decision entered today, the Court has found that the Defendant waived its one-way intervention protections by doing nothing more than failing to...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES - SEC Proposes New Rule to Permit Certain ETFs to Operate Without an Exemptive Order - On June 28, 2018, the SEC issued a proposed new rule under the...more