The Supreme Court has amended the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to adopt the federal summary judgment standard that is expected to make it easier for judges to grant summary judgment motions.

The December 31 opinion, approving the amendments made on the court’s own motion, produced a dissent from Justice Jorge Labarga who said the action weakened Florida’s tradition of letting — as much as possible — juries decide disputed issues.

The court made the changes effective May 1 and invited comments from the Rules of Civil Procedure Committee and the public. Committee Chair Ceci Berman said the committee would discuss the ruling at its January 14 meeting as part of the Bar’s Winter Meeting.