SUPREME COURT REVAMPS KEY LEGAL STANDARD 12/31/2020 […]
Florida Supreme Court delivers the ‘Holy Grail of lawsuit reform’ in Thursday ruling BY JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA DECEMBER 31, 2020 06:01 PM, UPDATED JANUARY 01, 2021 06:15 AM The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday revamped a key legal standard as its conservative majority continued to show a willingness to undo previous decisions that have […]
Florida no longer a ‘judicial hellhole’ but tort reform still an urgency, group says By John Haughey | The Center Square | December 9, 2020 The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee, Fla. Fotoluminate LLC / Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Florida is not among the nation’s top “judicial hellholes” for the second consecutive […]
Ron DeSantis Leads Florida Off the ‘Judicial Hellholes’ List By KEVIN DERBY -12.08.20 Florida is off the list of “Judicial Hellholes” and a prominent legal reformer is giving Gov. Ron DeSantis the credit. On Tuesday, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual look at “Judicial Hellholes” and Florida has made progress, slipping out of the top 10. The […]
Cover art for the ATR Foundation’s Judicial Hellholes 2020/2021 report Florida remains on watchdog group’s ‘watch list’ for litigation abuse ATFR says Florida is out of the hellhole, but not out of the heat. By Scott Powers on December 8, 2020 Florida is no “hellhole” for corporations and individuals hoping to avoid being targeted by excessive litigation, […]
ATRA credits Ron DeSantis for improving Florida’s legal environment in latest report by Jordan Kirkland | Dec 8, 2020 For the second year in a row, Florida avoided the official “Judicial Hellhole” title, according to an annual report conducted by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF). The national report is good news for Florida, which continues […]
Business groups demand that Florida craft virus lawsuit protections John Kennedy – Sarasota Herald-Tribune Published 09:37 pm – Nov. 27, 2020 TALLAHASSEE – Business groups have been clamoring for months for Florida lawmakers to enact measures aimed at protecting stores, cruise ships, health care providers and nursing homes slapped by hundreds of lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Florida’s […]
Incoming Florida House speaker rolls out some rule changes for upcoming session Jim Turner – News Service of Florida November 12, 2020 TALLAHASSEE — Incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls this week rolled out rule changes for the 2021 legislative session, including allowing each lawmaker to file one more bill than in the past and […]
BACKROOM BRIEFING: SETTING THE RULES 11/12/2020 – Jim Turner TALLAHASSEE — Incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls this week rolled out rule changes for the 2021 legislative session, including allowing each lawmaker to file one more bill than in the past and attempting to prevent “frivolous” amendments on the House floor. But Sprowls, who will […]
Insights from Florida Chamber Insurance Summit: Liability protections needed as Session nears Sen. Jeff Brandes has a bill prepped to protect businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. By Renzo Downey on November 6, 2020 One legislative priority identified in the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Insurance Summit is coronavirus liability legislation. With Congress slow to act on COVID-19 liability […]