Writs of Certiorari, Writs of Mandamus, and Writs of Prohibition are three different ways a party in Florida state court litigation can seek appellate court intervention even though the judge has not made a final decision. If the other side seeks one of these writs from the appellate court, what do you need to do to protect yourself?

Even when you win an award of entitlement to attorney's fees, you may not be entitled to recover fees for the time spent litigating the amount of that attorney's fee award.

The Florida Supreme Court declared the statutory revision to section 90.702 unconstitutional, thereby reaffirming that Frye is the test to apply in Florida. Delisle v. Crane Co., 258 So. 3d 1219, 1229 (Fla. 2018).

Where does that leave us?

A fourth order making rule changes effective January 1, 2019 corrected an oversight and brought brief deadlines in cross-appeals and dependency and parental rights termination cases in line with the rest of the rule changes.

After hours last night, the 4th and 5th DCAs both transitioned to e-portal filing.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal will transition from mandatory use of the eDCA system to the E-Filing Portal starting January 10, 2019.