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Florida Rule Changes for Nonparty Records Subpoenas Take Effect January 1, 2027

A Florida Supreme Court opinion changes how records subpoenas to people and businesses outside a lawsuit work starting January 1, 2027. Here is what the new objection rules mean if you receive a subpoena or need records from a nonparty.

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Civil Litigation

Florida Civil Procedure Rule Changes Take Effect January 1, 2027: Discovery, Subpoenas, and Court Forms

The Supreme Court of Florida amended several civil procedure rules and forms effective January 1, 2027. Here is how the changes to damages disclosures, discovery signatures, subpoena service, and common court forms may affect your case.

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Civil Litigation

Can a Business Sue for a Bad Review?

A business can sue a reviewer for defamation, but opinion and truth are strong defenses, anti-SLAPP statutes and the Consumer Review Fairness Act protect reviewers, and Section 230 shields the platforms themselves.

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Civil Litigation

Corporate Armor: How WH Smith Avoided Corporate Veil Piercing in Florida

Florida courts rarely pierce the corporate veil. In WH Smith v. Benages, the appellate court held that a parent directing its subsidiaries to breach a contract was not, on its own, the improper conduct required.

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