FJRI President, William Large, introduced Senator Marco Rubio at the 2017 Annual Florida Chapters Conference of the Federalist Society
By Mike Vasilinda | Posted: Fri 9:25 PM, Feb 10, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Legislation to limit Supreme Court and appellate judges in Florida to two six year teams is moving forward in the state House. It became a top priority of the Speaker after several adverse rulings from the Court. The Supreme Court […]
Will Florida become the first state to impose term limits on justices? Posted by Miami Herald on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 at 4:44 PM – @MaryEllenKlas Despite a torrent of criticism from both conservatives and liberal lawyers, a House committee on Thursday advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would impose a 12-year term limit on Florida […]
House panel OKs term limits for judges February 9, 2017 – By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — Despite opposition from an array of legal groups, a House panel Thursday backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would place term limits on Florida Supreme Court justices and state appeal-court judges. House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, is pushing […]
JUDICIAL TERM LIMITS GET BACKING IN HOUSE By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 9, 2017……… Despite opposition from an array of legal groups, a House panel Thursday backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would place term limits on Florida Supreme Court justices and state appeals-court judges. House Speaker Richard […]
True cost of workers’ compensation rulings pegged at $1.3 billion MICHAEL MOLINE February 2, 2017, 6:17 pm Florida Supreme Court rulings in workers’ compensation cases will boost employers’ costs by 35.4 percent, adding $1.3 billion to the cost of doing business in the state, an economist warned Thursday during the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s […]
Thursday, January 19, 2017 By Sherri Okamoto Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal this week summarily denied a challenge to the use of the “Daubert” evidentiary standard in workers’ compensation cases. This standard derives from a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case called Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. It requires trial judges to assess the […]
Debate heats up over property insurance claims By News Service of Florida Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9:32 pm (Updated: January 10, 9:32 pm) TALLAHASSEE — With insurers and regulators blaming a surge in water-damage claims for higher property-insurance rates, Florida lawmakers Tuesday began grappling with a controversial debate that includes homeowners, contractors, insurance […]
Photo: Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente has authored a long list of landmark decisions. Justice Barbara Pariente: ‘The Questioner’ Barbara Pariente has been a powerful — and sometimes controversial — presence on the Florida Supreme Court for nearly 20 years. Jason Garcia | 12/28/2016 On the morning of March 4, […]
Chandra Lye Dec. 18, 2016, 1:26pm FLORIDA — An appeals court has ruled that an $18.5 million penalty on R.J. Reynolds (RJR) Tobacco was excessive. The monetary reward was granted to the daughter of a smoker who died of lung cancer. Gwendolyn Odom was awarded $6 million in compensatory damages and $14 million in […]