Workers comp rates to increase, but by how much? Potential 20 percent increase for Florida businesses By Mike Vasilinda Posted: 6:17 PM, August 16, 2016 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court declared the state’s scheme for handling injured workers unconstitutional in three cases earlier this year, one of them involving the city of St. […]
NCCI Rate Hike Could Be Far Worse, Actuaries Say Wednesday August 17, 2016 By Todd Foster – A consulting actuary and an economist testified Tuesday that a proposed 19.6% workers’ compensation rate increase in Florida might be half of what is needed in response to a pair of state Supreme Court rulings that favored […]
By: Mike Vasilinda | Capitol News Service August 17, 2016 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — The Florida Supreme Court declared the state’s scheme for handling injured workers unconstitutional in three cases earlier this year. The result is a potential twenty percent increase in Workers Comp insurance for Florida businesses. In 2003, Florida had some of […]
Fla. Justices Could Chill Doc Malpractice Suits, Attys Fear Share us on: By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami (June 7, 2016, 2:13 PM ET) — Medical malpractice cases coming before the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday could transform the landscape for such litigation in the state by cementing lawmakers’ power to cap attorneys’ fee awards […]
Why is Miami a hub for deceptive labeling class actions? Lawyer-driven litigation, ‘venue shopping’ contribute to rise in suits Stephanie N. Grimoldby May 14, 2016, 8:18am MIAMI – This city has a lot going for it. The Miami Heat. Miami beaches. Miami food. Miami art, fashion and celebrities. It also has Miami courts that, […]
Don’t drop Florida standard for experts: Where we stand We agree with legislators who want to keep the higher standard for testimony from experts in Fla. courts. May 11, 2016 It sounds like a technical issue that only lawyers would care about, but all Floridians — because any of us could wind up in […]
Property carriers seek relief from ‘assignment of benefits’ abuse; Claims have jumped 46 percent since 2010 W.J. Kennedy May 9, 2016, 9:32am TALLAHASSEE – Property carriers in Florida are appealing to state regulators to curb a recent explosion in home water loss claims, many unrelated to the cause of the damage or far beyond […]
Increasing number of false advertising cases against food and drink hard to swallow, critic says Stephanie N. Grimoldby May 9, 2016, 10:01am TALLAHASSEE – William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, has a hard time understanding how multiple deceptive beer label class action lawsuits have been accepted in federal court. In the […]
Friday, April 29, 2016 Supreme Court Says Attorney Fee Statute Is Unconstitutional by Sherri Okamoto (Legal Editor) State: Florida A divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s mandatory fee schedule as unconstitutional, but the court passed on a chance to decide if the comp system itself is a constitutionally adequate substitute […]
JUSTICES STRIKE DOWN WORKERS COMP FEE LAW By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 28, 2016………. In a major ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said that a state law limiting attorney’s fees in workers-compensation insurance cases is unconstitutional. The 5-2 ruling in the closely watched case was […]