FLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said tort reforms signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis could be replicated by governors in other states. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – May 6, 2025 Florida Republican representatives have made several attempts this year to roll back past tort reforms that […]
We put an end to the litigation abuse that drove rates ever higher. Now the market is stabilizing. By Paul Renner – May 2, 2025 4:00 pm ET A ‘For Sale’ sign outside a single-family home in Hollywood, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Palm Coast, Fla. Floridians have faced major increases in […]
Florida Justice Reform Institute says it will request a veto. By: Christine Sexton – May 1, 2025 6:26 pm State Sen. Gayle Harrell says he’s been attacked via billboards for opposing liberalization of wrongful-death suits against doctors and hospitals without limiting potential monetary awards. (Screenshot, WPTV) The Florida Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. Ron […]
House members in the Capitol on Friday attached a proposal to resurrect so-called “one-way attorney fees” to a Senate bill on phosphate mining. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the […]
By William Rabb | March 28, 2025 The Florida House subcommittee on insurance advanced two hotly debated bills Thursday, one supported by insurance agents but another that was opposed by agents and carriers alike. And another subcommittee voted to repeal the auto insurance personal injury protection law and increase the minimum liability coverage limits. But […]
BY Sarah Blazonis Tampa UPDATED 9:41 AM ET Mar. 27, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:23 PM ET Mar. 26, 2025 GIBSONTON, Fla. — The Florida House of Representatives Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee is scheduled to discuss HB 1181 at its meeting on Thursday. The bill would repeal the state’s no-fault insurance law. In Florida, there is […]
It should be a bright, red flag that Florida is the only state with this special protection for negligent practitioners. A billboard reads: “END THE FLORIDA FREE KILL LAW; REPEAL STATUTE 768.21(8); EndTheFloridaFreeKillLaw.US; PAID FOR BY MARY JO CAIN REIS, is near the intersection South Semoran Boulevard & Gatlin Avenue in Orlando, on Thursday, November […]
Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy Staff Reports – March 24, 2025 “Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in Committee debate on wrongful-death bill” via Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix — During public testimony on HB 6017 before the House Judiciary Committee, attorney Mark Berlick said allowing adult […]
‘Everybody now has skin in this game’: House advances ‘loser pays’ rules for insurance lawsuits Jesse Scheckner – March 22, 2025 Sympathy for insurers has plunged in the wake of bombshell reporting last month. After years of passing insurer-friendly bills to stabilize the market and attract companies to the state, Florida lawmakers are now advancing […]
‘I expect you bring facts and data and not scare tactics and opinions.’ By: Christine Sexton – March 20, 2025 Rep. Hillary Cassel on Thursday blasted a lobbyist for his testimony on a bill that would increase the potential for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed against Florida doctors and hospitals, accusing him of using […]