FJRI advocates for Assignment of Benefits reform to improve state’s lawsuit climate by Vimbai Chikomo | Mar. 30, 2016, 2:48pm TALLAHASSEE – In its ongoing efforts to improve the state’s poor lawsuit climate, the Florida Justice Reform Institute is calling for changes to the Assignment of Benefits law, which allows a third party to collect […]
Florida Justice Reform Institute isn’t giving up fight for change despite end of legislative session Friday, Mar 18, 2016 @ 4:54pm By Florida Business Daily Reports The 2016 legislative session ended today in Tallahassee with no tort reform measures passed, but that won’t stop the Florida Justice Reform Institute from pushing for future changes in […]
Fla. court affirms AG’s power to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits W.J. Kennedy Feb. 29, 2016, 9:22am TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida appeals court last week reaffirmed the state attorney general’s authority to dismiss a whistleblower action under the state’s False Claims Act, even in cases in which the state chooses not to intervene […]
By NICK EVANS • JAN 19, 2016 A drone liability bill passed its second committee Tuesday. CREDIT NICK EVANS A Senate panel took up new drone legislation Tuesday. The measure aims at protecting Floridians from injury or property damage, but it’s moving forward without a controversial form of liability. Florida’s skies are buzzing with […]
By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami (January 11, 2016, 9:30 PM ET) — Florida business and insurance organizations on Friday backed Hialeah Hospital in its fight against a former nurse challenging the state workers’ compensation law, urging the Florida Supreme Court to declare the law constitutional. In three amicus briefs filed on behalf of the […]
By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami (December 24, 2015, 8:37 PM ET) — Florida appeals courts are set to tackle several broad-ranging issues in 2016 that will affect litigation across the state, including the statute of limitations on mortgage foreclosure suits, damages caps in personal injury medical malpractice cases and how far the attorney-client privilege […]
Pam Bondi Defends Medical Malpractice Limits By JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA December 15, 2015 – 5:30pm AG Pam Bondi Pointing to the Legislature’s efforts to address a “crisis,” Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to uphold a key part of a controversial 2003 medical-malpractice law. A friend-of-the-court […]
Panel Urges Going Back to Frye Standard for Expert Testimony Julie Kay, Daily Business Review October 20, 2015 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, Florida pro-business groups and defense law firms are squaring off against plaintiffs attorneys in a major battle over admitting expert testimony in state courts. The fight is […]
Fla. Attys Lock Horns Over New Expert Witness Standard By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami (October 16, 2015, 8:29 PM ET) — The Florida Bar is in the midst of fierce debate over a change in state courts’ standard for the admissibility of expert testimony, with plaintiffs and defense attorneys at odds over whether the […]
Fla. Attys Lock Horns Over New Expert Witness Standard By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami (October 16, 2015, 8:29 PM ET) — The Florida Bar is in the midst of fierce debate over a change in state courts’ standard for the admissibility of expert testimony, with plaintiffs and defense attorneys at odds over whether the […]