On March 24, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837, “Civil Remedies,” into law. While other articles have discussed the wide-ranging effects of this new law, this post focuses specifically on how the law alters Florida’s proposal for settlement landscape. Before March 24, proposals for settlement, sometimes referred to as offers of judgment, were exclusively governed by Florida Statutes section 768.79 and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. No ... Keep Reading »