Somerlot v. Jung, strengthens the enforceability of forum-selection clauses in contracts with implications beyond the medical ...

The proper venue of an action can be a monumental issue in litigation. Most actions settle, and an important factor that drives any settlement amount is the potential jury award in the county in which ...

A recent editorial (“Leave Venue Decisions to Judiciary,” June 20) takes issue with legislation to allow the General Assembly to determine venue in civil cases. For the sake of maintaining health care ...

A summary of amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, effective January 1, 2025, as adopted by the Florida Supreme Court in a series of opinions on May 23, 2024 and December 5, 2024. Major ...

Life-tenured judges play the long game. Last spring, the Judicial Conference adopted, without any debate, a "binding" policy that would force reassignment of cases seeking nationwide relief. After ...