In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.650
On the Civil Procedure Rules Committee's report, the Florida Supreme Court amended Rule of Civil Procedure 1.650 (Medical Malpractice Presuit Screening) to conform to the current version of section 766.106(6), Florida Statutes, regarding informal presuit discovery. Subdivision (c)(1) now lists 'written questions' and 'unsworn statements of treating health care providers' as available presuit screening discovery methods, and new subdivisions (c)(2)(D) and (c)(2)(E) supply the procedures for each.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule of Civil Procedure 1.650 regarding medical malpractice presuit screening procedures based on a Civil Procedure Rules Committee report.
- The amendment conformed the rule to section 766.106(6), Florida Statutes, by adding written questions and unsworn statements of treating health care providers as permissible presuit discovery methods.
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Why it matters
Medical malpractice practitioners must immediately adjust presuit practice: written questions (capped at 30 including subparts, 20-day response window) and unsworn statements of treating providers are now expressly… — full analysis with a trial
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