Join Partner Mihaela Cabulea as she presents on summary judgment in Florida for Nationwide on April 15, 2022.
This presentation on the recently amended Florida summary judgment standard to mirror the federal summary judgment standard aims to provide an understanding of:
- the procedural aspects under the new rule, including time frames for filing a motion and responding to it;
- major burdens of proof to prevail on summary judgment under the new standard;
- the substantive requirements for a proper summary judgment motion;
- the necessary steps to preserve errors for future review and avoid waiver of arguments and defenses;
- the proper evidentiary support for the motion, including a discussion of affidavits of corporate representatives with samples of proper and deficient affidavits;
- the necessary requirements for opposing a summary judgment motion;
- benefits of moving for final or partial summary judgement under the new rule; and
- the reasons why the new summary judgment standard is better than the old one.
Meeting ID: 836 7413
1817 | Passcode: 015194