Moody’s opioid lawsuit imperiled as bill stalls in Senate BY ALEXANDRA GLORIOSO |04/21/2019 12:29 PM EDT Moody is seeking access to patient data from Walgreens and CVS to show that they filled prescriptions at above-normal volumes in regions of the state. TALLAHASSEE — A business lobbyist has moved to block a bill that would help […]
Florida Senate committee approves changes for assignment of benefits suits (April 18, 2019) – Changes to attorney fee awards from assignment of benefit lawsuits are one step closer to passing the Florida state Senate after the Rules Committee approved the proposal (SB 122) by an 11-16 vote on Wednesday. Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier praised the […]
More civil lawsuits could be headed to county courts This bill moves to the full Appropriations Committee Thursday. By A.G. Gancarski on April 16, 2019 On Tuesday, the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Subcommittee moved a bill that would shunt more civil lawsuits to county courts. The bill (SB 328) will move to the full Appropriations Committee on Thursday. […]
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE County courts could see changes By The News Service of Florida Posted: 12:49 PM, April 16, 2019 Updated: 12:49 PM, April 16, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Senate panel Tuesday approved a bill that would lead to higher-dollar cases being heard in county courts instead of circuit courts. The bill (SB 328), filed by […]
Florida House passes assignment of benefits bill limiting fee awards (April 11, 2019) – The Florida House passed its bill setting requirements and limitations for assignment of benefit agreements and changing rules for attorney fee payments in AOB lawsuits, sending it to the Senate, which is considering its own proposed changes to the law. By […]
Jordan Kirkland – April 9th, 2019 With only a few weeks remaining in the legislative session, Florida lawmakers are looking at ramming through measures that could impact the Sunshine State for years to come. One bill, if enacted, would further solidify the state’s unfortunate status as a “Judicial Hellhole.” SB 1700 by Senator Tom Lee and HB 1253 by Representative Amber […]
By Karen Kidd | Apr 8, 2019 Florida state Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples), sponsor of House Bill 7065, a piece of legislation aimed at “assignment of benefits” or AOB abuse reform that is expected to hit the House floor for debate next week * bobrommel.net TALLAHASSEE – While abuse of the state’s “assignment of benefits” […]
FLORIDA TREND EXCLUSIVE Florida’s opioid legislation facing resistance from CVS and Walgreens Jason Garcia | 4/8/2019 The state of Florida late last year sued CVS and Walgreens in federal court, accusing the nation’s largest drugstore chains of creating – and profiting from – a nationwide opioid crisis that kills 17 people a day in Florida […]
Tort reform group prefers Supreme Court-endorsed county court jurisdictional increase plan over House proposal By Karen Kidd | Apr 3, 2019 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large – Photo courtesy of Florida Justice Reform Institute TALLAHASSEE – A Tallahassee-based tort reform advocacy group prefers a Florida Supreme Court-endorsed increase in county court civil […]
Report: Four firms filed half of 2018 Florida assignment of benefits suits (April 1, 2019) – In Florida, half of the assignment of benefits lawsuits related to auto glass claims in 2018 were filed by just four firms, and among the firms by just six attorneys, according a new report. And about 85 percent […]