Navigation Judge Virginia Covington Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the selection of Judge Virginia Covington, Barbara Nicklaus, and Beverly White Yeager to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Each year, the governor selects three nominees from recommendations presented by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.
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Bar to fill Foundation director vacancies
The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancies to be filled during its January 21, 2022 meeting: The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors: Two lawyers to serve three-year terms, commencing July 1, 2022. This 33-member board of directors administers Florida’s IOTA program. Directors shall be members of the Foundation during their […]
Successfully defending a family law dissolution agreement may not yield attorney’s fees
Parties in family law cases who successfully defend dissolution-related agreements are not entitled to attorney fees if those contracts allow fees only for enforcing the contract, according to the Supreme Court. The court on October 7 ruled that F.S. §57.105(7) does not apply to such agreements. That statute converts unilateral fee awards into reciprocal awards. […]
Litigants must restate question when providing written discovery answers
Litigants, when responding to requests for production, written deposition questions, interrogatories, and requests for admission, must restate the posed questions before answering or providing another response under a new civil procedure rule. The Supreme Court on October 7 approved adding subdivision (i) to Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280 (General Provisions Governing Discovery). The Civil Procedure […]
Couriel ceremonially sworn in as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court
Justice John Couriel was ceremonially sworn-in as the 90th justice of the Florida Supreme Court October 7 in the courtroom at the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee. Couriel, the son of Cuban exiles, was appointed to the court by Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 1, 2020. His investiture was delayed by the pandemic. With him is his wife, Dr. Rebecca […]