James W Litigation Law Blog

Can a New York judgment reach Florida assets? Sure. The US Constitution says every state must give full faith and credit to the judgments of every other state. So, a Florida lawyer can take that New York judgment to a Florida court and, by following a statutory procedure, domesticate the judgment so that it is a Florida judgment. Then the judgment can be enforced in Florida just like a Florida judgment.... Read More

So, the latest news on the Florida mortgage foreclosure debacle is property owners claiming they never got served with court process for the mortgage foreclosure on their Florida real estate. Can they undo the foreclosure? What if the lender says it tried to serve them but could not find them? Who's right?... Read More

A new confidentiality rule took effect October 1, 2010, in all Florida courts. The Florida Supreme Court adopted Judicial Administration Rule 2.420, which limits access to many types of information found in court files. ... Read More

A special committee of The Florida Bar has proposed that Florida lawyers serve lawsuit pleadings and papers by email instead of sending paper copies by U.S. Mail.... Read More

Process servers outside Florida must follow Florida laws when serving a summons and complaint for a Florida lawsuit in another state.... Read More

Some Florida court clerks are holding mortgage foreclosures sales online.... Read More

The Florida Legislature has mandated efiling by October 1, 2009.... Read More

Drafting a clear settlement agreement supports every party's goal of getting out of court and staying there.... Read More