In Re: Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280

• Court: Supreme Court of Florida
• Decided: August 26, 2021
• Docket: SC21-929
• Status: Published

Opinion

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT

NOTICE OF CORRECTION DATE: August 26, 2021

CASE OF: IN RE: AMENDMENT TO FLORIDA RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 1.280

DOCKET NO.: SC21-929 OPINION FILED: August 26, 2021

ATTENTION: ALL PUBLISHERS

THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE ABOVE OPINION:

On p. 5, line 5, “Unconstrained by the limited scope of certiorari review, this rules case allows us to determine whether to adopt the apex doctrine in the corporate context.” was changed to “This rules case allows us to decide whether to adopt the apex doctrine in the corporate context.” On p. 5, line 16, removed the words “for decades” between “Florida” and “have.” On p. 7, lines 7-8, “(cleaned up).” was changed to “(citation omitted).” On p. 8, line 5, “We are persuaded that it is in Florida’s best interests to codify the apex doctrine in our rules of civil procedure and to apply the doctrine to both private and government officers.” was changed to “We believe that it is in Florida’s best interests to codify the apex doctrine in our rules of civil procedure and to apply the doctrine to both private and government officers.” On p. 8, lines 11 and 12, “The new Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h) (Apex Doctrine) that we adopt today is as follows:” was changed to “New Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h) (Apex Doctrine), which we adopt today, is as follows:” above the block quote. On. p. 12, line 1, removed the word “and” after the comma.

SIGNED: OPINION CLERK