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Florida Amendments for e-Discovery to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

How Florida codified electronic discovery into its rules of civil procedure.

The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to address electronically stored information directly, rather than treating ESI as ordinary “documents.” The amendments establish how parties confer about the form of production, when sources of ESI may be deemed not reasonably accessible, and how cost-shifting works when accessing ESI imposes undue burden.