L-R: Broward County Court Chief Judge Jack Tuter, Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade Court, and Chief Judge Glenn Kelley. (Credit: ALM/Courtesy photos) How South Florida Courts Are Adjusting to 'Tort Reform' Law 6 Months Later
"They would file a bare-bones lawsuit, maybe not naming all the defendants, just naming Jane Doe to get something on file knowing they had 120 days per Florida Statute to serve any party," said April Dahl, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
September 19, 2023 at 01:48 PM
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Judges
Leading up to and after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the tort reform legislation into law, South Florida courts were overwhelmed with an influx of filings.
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