Personal Injury

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  • Rule 12.060 Transfers of Actions

    For those days you're filing cases in the wrong pl...

  • Crime Victims Can Sue in Civil Court (Infographic)

    What happens in criminal court, doesn't always sta...

  • Rule 1.285 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

    In court, it's possible to un-ring a bell

  • Rule 1.060 Transfers of Action

    Sometimes you file in the wrong place. It happens

  • Rule 12.040 Attorneys

    Representation isn't a cut and dried situation

  • How to Write an Appellate Brief (Video)

    A debriefing on briefing.

  • Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

    Overview of pleading (NOT the begging-your-ex-for-...

  • Oral Arguments (Video)

    It's not just what family holiday dinners are fill...

  • Hostile Work Environment (Video)

    There's a bad day at work. And then there's bad wo...

  • Rule 1.115 Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures

    Your home matters. Know how to fight for it

  • Probate Court (Video)

    Everyone's time comes. But what happens after?

  • Landlord/Tenant (Infographic)

    Whichever side you're on, we've got your support r...

  • General Magistrate (Video)

    No, it's not a wizard leading an army.

  • Guardianship (Video)

    For those who watch over others (not including the...

  • Discovery (Video)

    Your opportunity to game plan for the case ahead

  • Bankruptcy (Infographic)

    It's not often you get a second chance in life.

  • Motions for Sanctions (Video)

    Think your opponent can violate the rules and ge...

  • Rule 12.012 Minimization of Sensitive Information

    Keep personal info personal. Even in court.

  • Judgment to Pay Money (Infographic)

    C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around MoneyJudg...

  • Rule 1.410 Subpoena

    Not just classic courtroom drama shorthand.

  • Tenant Missed Rent Payment (Infographic)

    So, that check wasn't "in the mail" after all?

  • Uniform Motion Calendar (Video)

    Courts get busy. They need to keep track of things...

  • Rule 1.160 Motions to the Clerk

    This isn't the checkout guy at Trader Joe's you be...

  • Requests for Production (Video)

    How to get what your case needs from the opposing ...

  • Verbal Act (Video)

    “Hearsay objection? Get your verbal act together!”

  • Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Bringing folks together (or breaking them up, whic...

  • Rule 1.010 Scope, Purpose and Title

    The what, what and what of Civil Procedure

  • Rule 12.210 Parties

    We're not talking a backyard kegger here

  • LGBT Adoption Rights (Video)

    The law has greater recognition of LGBTQ rights th...

  • Automatic Stay (Video)

    It's what keeps creditors at bay.

  • Pleadings (Video)

    We don't mean the thing you do to avoid a parkin...

  • Bankruptcy (Video)

    It's a beginning as much as an end

  • Landlord Rights (Video)

    Even a lord needs legal help sometimes.

  • Rule 1.130 Attaching Cause of Action and Exhibits

    What to include with your complaint

  • Default Judgment (Video)

    Don't show up to court? This is what happens

  • Consumer Fraud (Infographic)

    Big companies are always trying to pull an "Enron"...

  • The Difference Between Federal and State Court (Video)

    The law of the land versus the law of, well, your ...

  • Notice of Hearing (Video)

    It’s not about realizing that someone can hear you...

  • Elder Abuse (Infographic)

    What to do about righting this unforgivable wrong.

  • Rule 1.120 Pleading Special Matters

    There's always exceptional circumstances

  • How To Act In Court (Video)

    And we're not talking about performing a monologue

  • I Can't Pay My Credit Card Bills (Infographic)

    Yep, that electro-massager felt free at the time

  • Power of Attorney (Video)

    We're not talking x-ray vision or super strength

  • Deficiency Judgment (Video)

    What happens when a foreclosure still doesn't cove...

  • Tenancy by the Entirety (Video)

    If you’re a tenant by the entirety, who is your la...

  • Florida Statute of Limitations (Infographic)

    More formal way of saying "don't dilly-dally!"

  • Student Loans (Infographic)

    Knowledge ain't cheap.

  • Florida Law: The Truth About Verbal Acts

    The determination whether a statement should ...

  • Legalese (Infographic)

    It's impenetrable, unclear and maddening. At leas...

  • Rule 12.160 Motions To The Clerk

    Even the courts need an office manager. ESPECIALLY...

  • Taking a Deposition (Video)

    Think the question-asker is the one who has it eas...

  • Wage Garnishment (Infographic)

    See if you can protect your paycheck

  • I Want to Sue Someone. What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

    Getting justice done has to start somewhere

  • I Want to Sue Someone in Florida, What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

    How to get the ball rolling in the Sunshine State

  • Civil Cases (Infographic)

    Step-by-step guide to how your civil court case wi...

  • Landlord Refuses to Return Security Deposit (Infographic)

    Someone forget the actual definition of "deposit?"

  • Standing (Video)

    Not sitting's arch nemesis, but one's capacity to ...

  • Rule 12.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

    Trim the fat or bulk up, party-wise

  • Rule 1.140 Defenses

    Knowing how to defend can turn you into the '85 Be...

  • Rule 12.090 Rules for Counting Time

    It's NOT as simple as 1,2,3

  • How to Research Case Law (Video)

    Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to ...

  • Rule 12.120 Pleading Special Matters

    For when extraordinary circumstances strike.

  • Small Claims Court (Video)

    Learn about the types of cases you see on daytime ...

  • Vacating an Order (Video)

    Ever wish you could go back and make something not...

  • Affirmative Defenses (Video)

    A legitimate excuse for actions (unlike a dog eati...

  • Rule 1.210 Parties

    Don't worry. You can actually be invited to this o...

  • Writ of Prohibition (Video)

    Nothing to do with alcohol, just stopping litigati...

  • Rule 1.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

    When someone's involved in a case that shouldn't b...

  • Process Server (Video)

    Someone has to be the messenger

  • Rule 12.410 Subpoena

    Getting the witness you need on the stand

  • Documents Needed for Bankruptcy (Video)

    Relief is coming. First step though: the right pap...

  • Adoption (Infographic)

    Growing your family through adoption can be exciti...

  • Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

    Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

  • Summary Judgment (Video)

    Sometimes a trial is just unnecessary.

  • Rule 12.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

    Justice doesn't have to stop when someone's gone

  • Rule 12.271 Confidentiality of Related Family Hearings

    When the fam's got more than one case going on

  • Rule 12.190 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    There's a reason pencils have erasers

  • Rule 12.230 Interventions

    Not the kind Uncle Dave needs

  • Precedent and Stare Decisis (Infographic)

    The past can always be drawn from. Learn how exac...

  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Video)

    Just because you're in debt, doesn't mean the law'...

  • Frozen Bank Account (Infographic)

    It's gonna take a little more than turning up the ...

  • Rule 1.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

    For getting something from someone outside the cas...

  • Rule 12.150 Sham Pleadings

    Calling B.S. on a B.S.-er