by Dan Bushell | Nov 6, 2012 | Courts, Florida Supreme Court
I’m voting “yes” to retain the 3 justices of the Florida Supreme Court who are up for a retention vote this year — and I urge the readers of this blog to do the same. That may seem out of line with the general non-political/non-partisan tone of...
by Dan Bushell | Aug 12, 2012 | Florida District Courts of Appeal, Florida Supreme Court, General Civil Litigation
The Supreme Court of Florida has created quite a stir among the less tech-savvy members of the legal community (and who don’t practice in federal court) with its June 2012 announcement that Florida courts are about to join the electronic age. Preparation for...
by Dan Bushell | May 1, 2012 | Florida Supreme Court, General Civil Litigation, Tort/Injury Litigation
As I mentioned in my last post, the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to approve the Florida Senate’s amended redistricting plan wasn’t the only late April 2012 decision to bring a measure of closure to unsettled legal issues. The stars seem to have...
by Dan Bushell | May 1, 2012 | Constitutional Litigation, Florida Supreme Court
The end of April traditionally marks the end of the busy season in South Florida, with spring break and holidays over, snow birds returning north, traffic easing, and lower summer rates kicking in. So I guess it’s fitting that our appellate courts last week...
by Dan Bushell | Oct 16, 2011 | Florida Supreme Court, Probate Litigation
The Florida Supreme Court has acted quickly in response to the Florida Legislature’s June 2011 amendments to Florida’s Probate Code, which include some major departures from existing law. Because the Code amendments also became effective as soon as...
by Dan Bushell | Oct 2, 2011 | Florida District Courts of Appeal, Florida Supreme Court, Products Liability
It’s been almost 5 years since the Florida Supreme Court issued its grand compromise decision in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006). As contemplated by that decision, many individual suits have been filed by Engle class...
