Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 1.21.20
All the news that fits, and more: Your first look at Sunshine State politics and policy news.
House panel tackles deceptive legal advertising — The House Civil Justice Subcommittee held a panel workshop on misleading and deceptive legal advertising focusing especially on ads presented as medical, health, or consumer alerts. Testifying on behalf of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, President William Large said: “The issues have to do with provocative ads that say, ‘medical alert’ or ‘warning.’ The problem is not Florida Bar members; the problem is out-of-state lead generators and aggregators who run these ads.” Chair Bob Rommel agreed the ads confuse patients, especially the elderly: “If I don’t take [my medicine] I may die, if I take it I may die, what do I do?” Sen. Tom Wright has filed SB 1288 in the Senate.
