Workers’ Comp Changes Might Get Scuttled By CHRISTINE SEXTON NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA March 28, 2019 – 9:30am Cord Byrd A push by Florida’s business community to tackle the state’s workers’ compensation insurance laws could be poised to fail again this year. As legislators near the midway point of the 60-day session, the possibility […]
Florida tort law makes it tough for truckers Florida Rock & Tank Lines President and CEO Rob Sandlin, and Patriot Transportation and FRPH CEO Tom Baker. — JAMES CRICHLOW By Will Robinson – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal Mar 28, 2019, 2:51pm EDT Trucking companies across Florida share a common pain point: double-digit growth in […]
Assignment of benefits lawsuits continues to rise for eighth straight year, report says Jeffrey Schweers, Tallahassee Democrat Published 3:33 p.m. ET March 27, 2019 For the eighth year in a row, assignment of benefits lawsuits accounted for more than half of all litigation against insurers statewide, a newly updated report by the Florida Justice Reform […]
Report Details Continued Growth in AOBs … Thanks to a Handful of Busy Attorneys By SUNSHINE STATE NEWS March 27, 2019 – 2:00pm State law intended to benefit insurance policyholders continues to generate an ever-increasing windfall for trial lawyers and the repair vendors who hire them, according to a newly updated report released today by […]
Insurers and Others Urge Supreme Court to Limit Assignment of Benefits By Jim Sams | March 27, 2019 The main battle may be at the Florida state capitol as lawmakers consider reforming the state’s assignment of benefits law, but insurers, trial lawyers and contractors staked out their positions this week in a separate skirmish […]
AOB lawsuits outpacing population growth Florida is growing fast. AOB lawsuits are growing faster. By Drew Wilson on March 27, 2019 Florida is growing fast. The state is already the third-largest in the union and recent research from the Florida Chamber of Commerce estimates 1,100 people move to the Sunshine State every day — that’s amounts to 5 million […]
Bill Proposing $50,000 Jurisdictional Limit for County Courts Advances in Florida House If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of damages sought by plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Plaintiffs […]
Six Florida bills, reconfigured Supreme Court boost tort reform prospects By John Haughey | Watchdog.org Mar 15, 2019 The Supreme Court of the State of Florida in Tallahassee, Fla. Tort reform is a seemingly perpetual priority for Florida lawmakers, with many going into legislative sessions vowing to address the state’s much-maligned “lawsuit climate” but […]
Florida House could shield equipment firms from liability By News Service Florida staff March 6, 2019 After a Florida Supreme Court ruling last year in a case involving a worker whose finger was severed, state House members Wednesday began moving forward with a bill that could help shield heavy-equipment owners from liability in such […]
Fla. court reform group: Engle rulings denying tobacco companies chance to defend against big judgments By Carrie Bradon | Mar 5, 2019 The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear appeals from three tobacco companies ordered to pay punitive damages in eight Florida cases decided under so-called Engle rulings, according to a Florida Watchdog report, even though the […]