In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.070 and 1.650

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.070 and 1.650 in response to recent legislation changing service-of-process and medical-malpractice presuit requirements. The amendments expand permissible service methods, require an evidentiary hearing when presuit notice service is timely challenged, and revise related timing provisions; they took effect immediately.