The Brownlee Law Firm Blog

Punitive damages are a “game changer” in litigation. Gattorno v. Souto, 390 So. 3d 134, 137 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). They are “reserved for truly culpable behavior and are intended to express society’s collective outrage.” KIS Grp., LLC v. Moquin, 263 So. 3d 63, 65–66 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). Because punitiv [...] Read More

Effective immediately, the Florida Supreme Court recently amended Rule 1.530 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.530 to add a requirement that in order to preserve an argument on appeal that the trial court’s findings were insufficient, you must addres [...] Read More

On March 6, 2019, Michael (Mike) Brownlee of The Brownlee Law Firm had the honor of presenting oral argument to the Florida Supreme Court in case number SC18-674. Because the case involves children and an adoption proceeding, the Florida Supreme Court ordered that the briefing in the case be sealed. Read More