In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280
On the Civil Procedure Rules Committee's report, the Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 1.280(a)(1)(C) to align Florida's initial disclosure obligation more closely with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1). Under the amended rule, a party must still provide a computation of each category of damages (other than noneconomic damages), but need not produce copies of the underlying documents; instead it must make those documents available for inspection and copying as under rule 1.350. The amendments take effect January 1, 2027, at 12:01 a.m.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 1.280(a)(1)(C) regarding initial disclosure obligations in civil litigation based on a report from the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.
- The amendment changes the requirement for parties to disclose supporting documents for damages computations: parties must provide a computation of each category of damages (except noneconomic damages) but need not automatically produce the underlying documents.
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Why it matters
This changes the day-to-day mechanics of Florida's new initial disclosure regime: counsel no longer need to dump damages-supporting documents with the initial disclosure, but must be prepared to make them available for… — full analysis with a trial
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