By Brendon Leslie Published Oct. 27, 2025, 1:44 p.m. ET | Updated Oct. 27, 2025 Homes in Miami Beach, Fla., June 14, 2021. (Photo/Chris Norberg, Unsplash) TAMPA, Fla. – Attorneys representing the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, or DOAH, have asked the Second District Court of Appeal to lift a judge’s order that is halting […]
Jesse Scheckner – October 15, 2025 ‘If you’re feeling a little déjà vu today, it’s because you should be.’ The 2026 Legislative Session isn’t set to start for another three months, but already one of its most contentious legislative proposals is just one vote from reaching the House floor. Members of the House Civil […]
“Puts more money in insurers’ pockets.” by Rachel Beyer – September 28, 2025 Florida passed significant legal reforms in 2023 intended to curb what lawmakers called “frivolous lawsuits” against insurers, but homeowners are reporting increased claim denials and financial strain. The issue is reshaping Florida’s insurance market in ways that favor the insurers over homeowners, […]
By Chuck Farah, Laurence Huttman and Tiffany Faddis (August 26, 2025, 4:38 PM EDT) Editor’s note: Law360 welcomes opinionated commentary and debate in our Expert Analysis section. To submit op-eds or rebuttals, or to speak to an editor about submissions, please email expertanalysis@law360.com. Despite the approval of the overwhelming majority of Florida lawmakers, H.B. 6017, […]
By William Rabb | August 21, 2025 With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can support their growth and expansion plans, as a passive investor,” […]
Credit: gesrey/Adobe Stock On June 17, Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court, the Tribunal General de Justicia, released a new set of Rules of Professional Conduct for the Commonwealth’s lawyers, primarily based on the American Bar Association’s Model Rules. The new rules, however, relaxed the prohibition of nonlawyer ownership of law firms, allowing firms to sell […]
Opinion By William Large Published Jun. 16, 2025, 9:21 a.m. ET | Updated Jun. 16, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers 2025 State of the State Address, Tallahassee, Fla., March 4, 2025. (Official photo) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has made great progress in reforming laws to reverse the growing […]
Staff Reports – May 31, 2025 —Phew! Part Deux — Justice reform advocates and health care providers joined DeSantis on Thursday while he vetoed the ‘free kill’ bill (HB 6017). “The question is: What would this legislation do for the cost of health care in Florida, access to care in Florida, and our ability to […]
‘In my judgment, it would lead to higher costs for Floridians, it would lead to less access to care for Floridians’ May 30, 2025 By Jim Ash With a health-care executive and a medical malpractice defense attorney cheering him on, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Thursday in Southwest Florida to announce his veto of HB 6017. […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have restored some family members’ right to file suit after a loved one dies from medical negligence. The Florida Legislature this year approved House Bill 6017 by wide margins. The bill would have repealed a 1990 law […]