A loophole in Florida’s Wrongful Death Act By Carrie Seidman ColumnistPosted Oct 13, 2019 at 6:20 AM Updated Oct 13, 2019 at 12:40 PM If you’re a single adult over 25 with no minor children, who dies as a result of medical negligence, your family has no legal recourse. On Aug. 2, less than a month after his 51st […]
FLORIDA RECORD By Colin Froment | Oct 3, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey ranks Florida only 46th in the nation in state liability systems. The state received an average score of 62.3 out of 100, just barely ahead of Missouri, which scored 61.9 points. Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large […]
Trial Bar’s Tort Battle Could Have Huge Implications in 2020 Jordan Kirkland – @JKirklandFL The Florida Report – @TheFlaReport September 30th, 2019 Following a successful 2019 legislative session where Florida Republicans championed the most comprehensive tort reform legislation in years, conservative officials around the state are gearing up for another push to protect businesses in […]
Florida Bill Revives Windshield Issue Left Out of AOB Reform September 18, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida lawmaker is taking aim at a target that escaped untouched out of the state’s assignment of benefits legislation that became law this summer — automobile glass repair insurance reform. State Rep. Richard Stark has introduced a bill […]
FLORIDA RECORD Advocates hope insurance reform soon extends to auto glass fraud REFORM By Sarah Downey | Sep 9, 2019 While passage of reforms to homeowners’ assignment of benefits (AOB) insurance law was hailed by business interests in the last legislative session, advocates now have sights set on advancing auto glass AOB reform. Ashley Kalifeh “As to why […]
FLORIDA RECORD By John Breslin | Aug 28, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — Legal reform advocates will be pushing strongly for legislation that limits the amount of damages a personal injury victim can receive, what is being called “Truth in Damages,” where a plaintiff’s medical expenses are calculated on billed prices. Advocates argue that the billed price […]
Prominent Attorneys Move to Shutts & Bowen, Latest Sign of Major Shift in Florida’s Legal Landscape By NANCY SMITH August 23, 2019 – 6:00am For more than two decades the elite Miami Appellate Department of Greenberg Traurig was the most sought-after dream team for high-stakes court battles in Florida. Along with its Tallahassee partner Barry […]
Portfolio Media. Inc. | 111 West 19th Street, 5th floor | New York, NY 10011 | www.law360.com Phone: +1 646 783 7100 | Fax: +1 646 783 7161 | [email protected] By Y. Peter Kang Law360 (August 15, 2019, 9:45 PM EDT) — The never-ending tort reform war between trial attorneys and pro-business advocates is set to […]
FLORIDA RECORD By John Breslin | Aug 9, 2019 Report details funding of climate change litigation through well-heeled foundations, non-profits Organizations and attorneys involved in legal action against companies over the impact of climate change are being supported and funded by a network of non-profit foundations, according to a new report. Several legal actions, by […]
FLORIDA RECORD Florida Supreme Court cites new law in declining to hear assignment of benefits case STATE COURT By Adam Eisenberg | Aug 5, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court has decided it will not hear an assignment of benefits case, citing the recently passed law that the court says eliminates the need for judicial review. In […]