Supreme Court of Florida
In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
September 8, 201035 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 494
Summary
The Supreme Court of Florida adopted the proposed regular-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, with modifications concerning service by delivery and inadvertent disclosure of privileged materials. It held that hand delivery after 5:00 p.m. is complete on the date of delivery, but does not trigger the additional response time applicable to service by mail, and it declined to adopt a proposed provision addressing substantive privilege factors. The Court also adopted notice and service requirements for constitutional challenges without requiring the Attorney General or state attorney to be joined as a party.