Jim Saunders – May 23, 2019 2019 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — In a move that left little doubt about the new direction of the Florida Supreme Court, justices on Thursday reversed a controversial 2017 decision about the testimony of expert witnesses in lawsuits. While drawing relatively little […]
Apr 16, 2019 A Senate panel Tuesday approved a bill that would lead to higher-dollar cases being heard in county courts instead of circuit courts. The bill (SB 328), filed by Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Chairman Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, would change a limit that took effect in 1992. Under that limit, county […]
Christine Sexton – Jan 17, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — The appointment of two new Florida Supreme Court justices has galvanized the business community’s interest in tackling attorney fees in the workers’ compensation insurance system. Bill Herrle, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business in Florida, has since 2016 called for the Legislature to limit […]
By Sherri Okamoto A divided Florida Supreme Court has declared yet another portion of the state’s comp scheme unconstitutional. In April, the court struck down Florida’s statutory limit on attorney fees. On Thursday, it said the state’s 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is invalid. The court reasoned that the cap impermissibly cuts-off compensation to […]
Apr 7, 2016, 4:58pm EDT Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida As it sought to build a road in then-rural Pasco County, the state in 1936 reached an agreement with Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. In exchange for being able to build a road that crossed Seaboard’s railroad tracks, the state agreed to compensate the […]