On, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 governing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings took effect. This is the first MDL-specific rule and is the culmination of a multiyear-long ...

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The new year begins with changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure that took effect on Jan. 1. Florida’s trial courts manage more than two million civil case filings annually and to boost the resolution ...

“There will be more work involved, more filings and fees for the client, making it harder to achieve a result and diminishing the return,” Anthony Narula, a partner at Caldera Law, said. “Costs will ...