We previously wrote about the requirements many jurisdictions impose for affidavits or declarations submitted in conjunction with motions for summary judgment, including that they must be based on ...

On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 governing summary judgment proceedings, to adopt the summary judgment standard ...

"Although summary judgment is certainly not precluded in adverse-possession cases, adverse possession raises predominantly fact-intensive issues that generally must be resolved at trial," the decision ...

While the Florida Supreme Court's adoption of the federal standard for summary judgment seems to shift the balance of power to defendants and their insurance companies, everyone in the construction ...