Renzo Downey – February 10, 2022 ‘Go back to your folks that are paying you to buy those $2,000 suits and beg their forgiveness and give them some of their money back.’ Legislation to strengthen consumer data privacy in Florida is moving again in the Legislature as lawmakers and businesses look to settle the differences […]
Jesse Scheckner – January 31, 2022 Florida law restricting how much a person or entity can sue the government has roots in British colonialism. A pair of bills intended to update how governments in Florida settle hefty lawsuits advanced Monday through both chambers of the Legislature. But while nearly all lawmakers agreed the state’s existing […]
Renzo Downey – January 20, 2022 The current threshold hasn’t been adjusted since 2010. A proposal to raise the cap on claims against local governments before the Legislature must intervene passed its first committee hurdle on Wednesday. The measure (HB 985), carried by Lithia Republican Rep. Mike Beltran, would raise from $200,000 to $1 million the […]
Christine Jordan Sexton – January 19, 2022 The Florida Senate is giving nursing homes, hospitals and doctors what they want. Will the House move next? A must-pass bill for Florida’s nursing homes, doctors and hospitals cleared the Florida Senate Wednesday by a mostly partisan 22-13 vote. Democratic Sen. Linda Stewart voted for the bill, the only member […]
‘Game Changer’: Florida Supreme Court Ruling Could Chill Punitive Damages Claims By William Rabb | January 13, 2022 Punitive damages, long the scourge of businesses named in lawsuits, and a tricky issue for insurers, may soon be much harder to come by in Florida after a recent opinion handed down by the state Supreme […]
01 Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes By William Rabb | December 1, 2021 When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country, some saw it […]
Legal Reformers Praise Ron DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court By Florida Daily -12.08.21 On Tuesday, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual “Judicial Hellholes” report and for the third year in a row Florida made progress. Legal reform advocates praised Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to improve the legal climate in the Sunshine State. “From ensuring businesses could reopen […]
Renzo Downey – December 7, 2021 The Legislature, not so much. Despite the Legislature landing on a watch list of “Judicial Hellholes,” the Florida Justice Reform Institute says Florida has improved its standing for the third year in a row. No Florida jurisdictions appeared on the American Tort Reform Association’s ranking of eight “Judicial Hellholes” […]
Christine Jordan Sexton – November 18, 2021 Why would we artificially limit protection that is designed to help us?’ A top executive at one of the state’s largest hospitals says extending COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers should be a top priority for the 2022 Legislative Session that begins in January. “We need to […]
DeSantis’ bid in special session for OSHA alternative might not work in practice But Biden’s vaccine mandates for employers faces political, legal tests BY: MICHAEL MOLINE – NOVEMBER 2, 2021 7:00 AM Florida’s Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Credit: Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis’ record in office indicates he will pretty much get anything […]