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Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules.

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The Florida Bar's Civil Procedure Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court its regular-cycle report proposing amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The Committee proposes amendments to rules 1.120 (Pleading Special Matters); 1.140 (Defenses); 1.210 (Parties); 1.221 (Condominium Associations); 1.280 (General Provisions Governing Discovery); 1.310 (Depositions Upon Oral Examination); 1.351 (Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition); 1.360 (Examination of Persons); 1.410 (Subpoena); 1.470 (Exceptions Unnecessary); 1.650 (Medical Malpractice Presuit Screening Rule); 1.820 (Hearing Procedures For Non-Binding Arbitration); 1.902 (Summons); 1.910 (Subpoena For Trial); 1.911 (Subpoena Duces Tecum For Trial); 1.912 (Subpoena For Deposition); 1.913 (Subpoena Duces Tecum For Deposition); 1.922 (Subpoena Duces Tecum Without Deposition); and 1.982 (Contempt Notice). The committee also proposes new rule 1.526 (Expert Opinion Testimony on Costs and Attorneys' Fees). The court invites all interested persons to comment on the committee's proposed amendments, which are summarized below and reproduced in full online at www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/proposed.shtml. An original and nine paper copies of all comments must be filed with the court on or before April 2, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on Keith H. Park, Committee Chair, P.O. Box 3563, West Palm Beach 33402-3563,...