Christine Jordan Sexton – March 14, 2023 Letters of protection can still be used under the compromise. The House and Senate appear to have reached an agreement on most issues of a far-reaching bill on lawsuit limits bill that is being fast-tracked through the Legislature and has the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis Senate bill sponsor Sen. Travis […]
Mar 10, 2023 By Jim Ash Rep. Tommy Gregory A House panel voted Wednesday to approve a revised civil litigation reform package, despite continued warnings that it would deny Florida’s most vulnerable citizens access to justice. The House Judiciary Committee voted 16-8 to approve HB 837 by Chair Tommy Gregory, R-Lakewood Ranch. The measure goes next to […]
Christine Jordan Sexton – March 8, 2023 — Medical costs in play — Medical costs are among a trio of thorny issues in the omnibus tort bills that continue to be hammered out between the legislative chambers according to Sen. Travis Hutson, primary sponsor of SB 236. “Those issues are not set in stone even as we speak right now,” […]
Personal injury attorneys and doctors say the bill will negatively affect anyone who drives a car in Florida. By: Stassy OlmosPosted at 11:23 AM, Mar 08, 2023 and last updated 7:03 PM, Mar 08, 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — One of the biggest tasks the Florida legislature has this session is a bill Governor Ron DeSantis […]
Parkland shooting victims and survivors were among the South Florida residents gathered Thursday in opposition to the proposed changes. By Lisa Willis | March 06, 2023 at 12:04 AM Florida State Capitol Building in Tallahassee. (Credit: SeanPavonePhoto/Adobe Stock) As the larger tort reform bill, HB 837, is making its way through the legislature in Tallahassee, South Florida plaintiff attorneys […]
By William Rabb | March 6, 2023 Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection. But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to take a share of the judgment in an injury lawsuit, are responsible for greatly […]
Florida Legislature Is Set to Push Sweeping Changes to Legal System, Favoring Business and Government at Individuals’ Expense MARCH 6, 2023 Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration since the Jim Crow era. (© FlaglerLive) Shortly after […]
FLORIDA RECORD State Sen. Linda Stewart said that some attorneys and glass vendors have churned out unneeded litigation. | Facebook By Michael Carroll – Mar 6, 2023 Supporters of an auto-glass lawsuit bill introduced last week say the reform would shatter current incentives that allow repair shops and attorneys to file excessive claims litigation, driving up […]
How Republicans’ latest insurance reform proposals could restrict your ability to sue By Ron Hurtibise – South Florida Sun-Sentinel • Mar 05, 2023 at 7:00 am Insurance reforms are back on the front burner heading into the spring session of the Florida Legislature. Republicans are again targeting plaintiffs attorneys with a wish list of pro-insurance industry […]
Proposed Civil Litigation Reforms Now Extend to Nursing Homes Mar 03, 2023 By Jim Ash The Legislature’s civil litigation reforms have expanded to nursing homes less than a week before the March 7 launch of the regular, 60-day session. Sen. Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland, filed SB 1304 on February 28. A companion, HB 1029 by Rep. Randy Maggard, R-Zephyrhills, […]