In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.080, 1.090, and 1.490, Case No. SC2025-1495 (Fla. 2026).
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.080 and 1.090 require documents to be filed with the court, conform to the governing rules for document preparation and signatures, and permit extensions of time only upon good cause.
Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass’n v. Synergy Contracting Group, Inc., Case No. 2D2025-0999 (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).
FIGA has no statutory obligation to pay a settlement amount allocated to attorney’s fees unless the claimant establishes that the amount arises from and falls within the insurance policy’s coverage.
Bensimon v. Trust Real Estate Ventures, LLC, Case No. 3D25-0453 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
An order that fully resolves the parties’ claims and directs execution is a final appealable order, and a later materially identical order does not restart or toll the time to appeal.
Khteeb v. Helcim USA, Inc., Case No. 4D2025-2135 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
A default in proceedings supplementary under chapter 726 establishes liability but does not permit a damages award without an evidentiary hearing when the value of fraudulent transfers to each transferee remains unliquidated, and each transferee’s liability is limited to the lesser of the transferred asset’s value or the amount necessary to satisfy the creditor’s claim.
Velez Rivera v. Lopes, Case No. 4D2025-0675 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
Counsel may argue the absence of evidence from the jury’s consideration when the evidence was properly excluded as inadmissible hearsay, and any misleading implication that the excluded statement was never made is harmless absent a reasonable possibility of prejudice.
Star Manufacturing Extraction, LLC v. Leasing Innovations, Inc., Case No. 6D2025-1963 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026).
A forum-selection clause governing legal actions “commenced hereunder” applies only to claims brought under the agreement and does not reach claims based solely on alleged promises and charges that predated the agreement.
