Rule Amendments Provide for Electronic Service, Filing and Discovery

This summer, the Florida Supreme Court issued a series of opinions amending the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to electronic service of court documents, electronic filing and discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). These updates to the rules recognize the pervasiveness of digital communication in the modern practice of law.

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