The Florida Courts E-Filing Authority released its May data for the statewide E-filing Portal, showing a robust jump in the number of submissions.

In May, the total number of documents filed through the Portal was 2.97 million (in 2.03 million submissions). Those numbers stand 14% higher in April and represent the second-highest total in the last 12 months.

The record high for portal submission came two months prior in March. The 3.58 million documents (2.17 million submissions) were directly related to the passage of HB 837, the comprehensive tort reform measure that was passed by the Legislature and quickly signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis March 21.