In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure – Uniform Guidelines for Taxation of Costs
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Civil Procedure Rules Committee's proposed amendments to Appendix II of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the Statewide Uniform Guidelines for Taxation of Costs in Civil Actions. The amendments expand costs that should be taxed to include audiovisually recorded depositions, filing and service of process fees, and expert fees for 'court testimony' rather than only 'trial testimony,' and expand costs that may be taxed to include court-ordered nonbinding arbitration fees and a range of testifying-expert fees. The amendments took effect January 1, 2023.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Statewide Uniform Guidelines for Taxation of Costs in Civil Actions, effective January 1, 2023, expanding the categories of recoverable litigation costs.
- The amendments added audiovisually recorded depositions, filing fees, and service of process fees as taxable costs, and changed expert cost language from 'trial testimony' to broader 'court testimony.'
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Why it matters
Cost-taxation disputes arise in virtually every civil case that goes to judgment, and these amendments materially expand the recoverable categories — most notably expert preparation time, expert fees for… — full analysis with a trial
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