Despite some technical problems and COVID-19-related issues, a Florida courts pilot program testing online dispute resolution (ODR) has been expanded statewide.

The Florida Courts Technology Commission got an update on the ODR test at its April meeting, including a report on the six-county pilot program run last year and the follow-up administrative order from the Supreme Court issued March 15.

“The court reviewed the results of the initial pilot and in March of this year issued Administration Order SC21-10, which allows expansion of the pilot to all circuits,” said Roosevelt Sawyer, who oversees court technology programs for the Office of the State Courts Administrator.