House, Senate Diverge of Health Lawsuit Bills Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Posted by: Diane Berg Christine Sexton/News Service Florida TALLAHASSEE — Lawmakers are poised this year to pass legislation to protect health-care providers and other types of businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. But while the House and Senate unveiled identical bills for non-health […]
House, Senate diverge on health lawsuit bills Chief among the differences are how long legal protections should be in effect. By News Service Of Florida on February 9, 2021 Lawmakers are poised this year to pass legislation to protect health-care providers and other types of businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. But while the House and Senate […]
FLORIDA CORONAVIRUS NEWS House, Senate diverge on health lawsuit bills FILE – In this April 20, 2020, file photo, resident physician Leslie Bottrell stands outside a room at an Intensive Care Unit as a nurse suctions the lungs of a COVID-19 patient at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. A U.S. government report says […]
House, Senate diverge on health lawsuit bills Monday, February 8, 2021 The News Service of Florida By Christine Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Lawmakers are poised this year to pass legislation to protect health-care providers and other types of businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. But while the House and Senate unveiled identical bills for non-health […]
HOUSE, SENATE DIVERGE ON HEALTH LAWSUIT BILLS 2/8/2021 Christine Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Lawmakers are poised this year to pass legislation to protect health-care providers and other types of businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. But while the House and Senate unveiled identical bills for non-health care businesses, their proposals aren’t the same […]
House panel backs Covid-19 business legal shield February 4, 2021 The measure, which has broad support from business organizations, would make it harder to file coronavirus-related lawsuits against businesses and to win such lawsuits. The Republican-controlled Legislature continues to fast-track a proposal that would shield Florida businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits, positioning the measure to […]
House Panel Backs COVID-19 Legal Shield For Florida Businesses February 04, 2021 08:48 AM State Rep. Lawrence McClure of Dover Florida House of Representatives (2018) The Republican-controlled Legislature continues to fast-track a proposal that would shield Florida businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits, positioning the measure to be among the first bills passed after the 2021 […]
Healthcare Providers Seek Legal Protections April 23, 2020 at 4:12 pm TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks to open the state back up, he is being pushed by healthcare providers to shield them from lawsuits stemming from the delivery of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s largest physician, hospital and nursing-home associations […]
Florida Senate backs Covid-19 protection for businesses coronavirus rendering DOWELL By Christine Sexton – News Service of Florida January 26, 2021 The measure would shield companies from liabilities. Tallahassee, FL – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a proposal that would give Florida businesses that “substantially” comply with public-health guidelines broad protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits […]
Business COVID-19 Protections Backed In Senate Posted Tuesday, January 26, 2021 7:37 am Christine Sexton – News Service of Florida Tallahassee, FL – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a proposal that would give Florida businesses that “substantially” comply with public-health guidelines broad protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits filed by customers and employees. The bill […]