In one of its final decisions of 2020, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 to adopt the federal summary judgement standard articulated in the fundamental cases of, Celotex v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. 242 (1986); and Matsushita Elec. Industries v. Zenith Radio, 475 U.S. 574 (1986) (the “Celotex Trilogy”). See In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510, No. SC20-1490 (Fla. Dec. 31, 2020). This amendment will have a significant impact on the courts as the summary judgment motion avoids unnecessary and expensive trials or may even simplify a trial by making the process more economical.

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