Mollye Barrows – Pensacola News Journal – March 26, 2025 Key Points: Florida’s so-called ‘Free Kill’ law could be repealed under HB 6017 Legislators are considering the repeal bill which would remove a provision restricting who can file a medical malpractice lawsuit Pensacola families are among those fighting for the law to change In May […]
Story by Mollye Barrows, Pensacola News Journal March 26, 2025 Sean Harris with his mom and family. Sean died after he was hit by an SUV in 2017. His parents believe medical malpractice may also be to blame but say Florida’s ‘Free Kill’ Law prevented them from filing a lawsuit to understand what happened to […]
HB 6017 received 104 ‘yes’ votes to just six ‘no’ votes Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida Published: March 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. […]
1990 law prevented people from seeking non-economic damages in cases By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida UPDATED: March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. House members voted […]
Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel Tue, March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM EDT You may have read about something known as Florida’s “free kill” law — a bizarre law that exists only in Florida. It basically says that, even if you can prove that a health care provider’s negligent actions killed an adult member of your […]
Mary Jo Cain Reis says she was outraged to learn that Florida is the only state with a law that bans people like her from suing a hospital that she says negligently killed her father. So she put up billboards like this one in Orlando in 2023 that call for repealing Florida’s so-called “free kill” […]
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 […]
World Today News March 22, 2025 A Florida House subcommittee has unanimously approved HB 947, a bill aimed at revising the state’s health insurance lawsuit regulations, igniting a heated debate among stakeholders about its potential impact on transparency, fairness, and healthcare costs. Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s legal framework governing health insurance lawsuits is under scrutiny […]
‘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 […]
‘We got it wrong in 2023. I think we’re fixing it now.’ Legislation to improve two-year-old guardrails for health insurance lawsuits cleared its first House hurdle this week with uniform support on the dais, but mixed reviews from stakeholders. Members of the House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 15-0 for HB 947, which targets […]