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RULINGS ON CONFIRMED ARBITRATIONS ARE NOW ALSO NON-FINAL APPEALS

Jun 18th, 2024 in by admin

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure, 49 Fla. L. Weekly S121 (May 2, 2024): The Florida Supreme Court has now adopted a new subdivision to Rule 9.130; it is “(a)(3)(I).” This new subdivision provides for an interlocutory…


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ERROR TO DENY LEGALLY SUFFICIENT MOTION TO DISQUALIFY JUDGE – JUDGE ABDICATED HIS POSITION OF NEUTRIALITY BY GIVING UNSOLICITED AND STRATEGICALLY BENEFICIAL LEGAL ADVICE TO THE DEFENDANT, AND THEN CONTINUED THE PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE DEFENDANT ASKING, SO THE DEFENDANT COULD ACT ON THE ADVISE

Jun 14th, 2024 in by admin

Torres v. Orlick, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D916 (Fla. Apr. 19, 2024): The plaintiff obtained a clerk’s default against the defendant who moved to set it aside. The defendant’s counsel alleged excusable neglect, blaming his intake department for failing to diary…


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