Lawmaker seeks to revamp Florida’s medical malpractice system March 23, 2014 | By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Within days of the Florida Supreme Court eradicating medical-malpractice damage limits, a Central Florida Republican laid out his vision for turning the entire system on its ear. Trial costs would be eliminated, and so would accusations of negligence […]
Arek Sarkissian, 03/17/2014 – 07:28 PM A bill would put medical malpractice claims through an administrative process meant to cut down on lengthy lawsuits was discussed by the House Judiciary Committee. Members of the medical community spoke against it. HB 739, by Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, would require patients hurt by a medical procedure to file […]
Aug. 10, 2013 7:27 AM | Recent news reports and court filings have raised some troubling questions about who is benefiting from the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement, whether claimants are being treated equally and what that might mean for the economic victims of future industrial accidents. After the accident occurred in April 2010, rather […]
Publix, Disney aim to cut lawsuit awards for accident victims July 10, 2013 | By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel Two of Florida’s largest businesses — Publix Super Markets and Walt Disney World — are spearheading an effort to cut the size of civil-lawsuit awards, which could lead to enormous savings for the frequently sued […]
Rick Scott Signs Expert Witness Standard Overhauls into Law By ERIC GIUNTA June 4, 2013 – 6:00pm Florida law school graduates studying for their bar exams better take note: Gov. Rick Scott has signed two pieces of legislation which overturn nearly century-old standards governing what type of expert witness testimony is admissible in state […]
Florida Lawmakers Approve Medical Malpractice Reform By Michael Adams | May 3, 2013 In a victory for medical malpractice insurers and physicians, Florida lawmakers have approved a series of tort reforms that among other things will require expert witnesses testifying against physicians in a malpractice suit to be engaged in the same specialty. The […]
Should Florida Change the Way Judges Are Appointed? By ERIC GIUNTA April 18, 2013 – 6:00pm The Florida judiciary has incited its fair share of controversy over the last several years, despite the fact that the judicial appointment process is mysterious to most Floridians. A measure currently making it way through the House, HB […]
Fla. Bill Would Revamp Rules For Civil Suits Against Insurers By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami (February 20, 2013) — A bill filed Friday in the Florida House of Representatives would update the state’s rules for suits against insurers, requiring claimants to provide notice before filing common-law bad faith actions and setting new guidelines for resolving […]
Florida’s Expert Witness Standards By: Eric Giunta Posted: February 15, 2013 For the third year in a row, a bill has been introduced into the Legislature that, if passed, would alter Florida’s nearly century-old standards for admitting expert testimony in civil and criminal trials. The measure has sharply divided the legal community. The Florida House Civil […]
Florida House Subcommittee Approves Bill Changing Expert Testimony Standards BY: ERIC GIUNTA | Posted: February 13, 2013 6:31 PM The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee has just approved PCB CJS 13-02 (“Expert Testimony”) along a 9-4 party-line vote. If approved by the full House and the Senate, the bill would change the standards by which […]