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Supreme Court proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 on settlement offers, including offers to multiple parties, are confusing and might cause more harm than good, according to members of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.
Committee members on October 14 reviewed, but took no final action, on comments to the amendments that the court issued for public feedback on September 9. Comments are due by November 1.
Committee members made their observations after reviewing a memo from committee member Kathryn Ender, who headed a subcommittee that reviewed the proposed amendments and is preparing a formal response.
