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Excusable Neglect In Fla.: Who's In Charge Of Follow-Up?

Law360, New York (April 25, 2016, 3:01 PM EDT) -- Last month, the Florida Supreme Court reinstated a nearly $1.1 million judgment against a real estate investor who failed to timely answer a slip and fall complaint — even though the investor did not own the property on the date of the alleged injury. In doing so, the Florida Supreme Court reaffirmed two long-standing principles: 1) sufficiency of a complaint to state a cause of action must be determined solely by examination of the complaint and its attachments; and 2) failing to timely respond to a complaint can be an extremely costly mistake....

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