Trial Practice and Procedure

The 2024 Survey period yielded a diverse range of decisions impacting trial practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from broadening the scope of evidence eligible for consideration of a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to limiting the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), to clarifying pleading standards for multiple federal statutory claims. This Article analyzes some of this Survey period’s notable and first impression opinions in the Eleventh Circuit, but it is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the Eleventh Circuit’s important decisions during the Survey period.