Saved From Death Suits in Florida By Jason Garcia | October 4, 2010 How Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Liability In 2003, lawmakers approved a 182-page rewrite of the state’s laws for workers’ compensation. They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect […]
CHAMBER PUMPS MONEY INTO MCCOLLUM 527 By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 28, 2010… The U.S. Chamber of Commerce steered $500,000 to a political committee associated with Bill McCollum a few hours before Wednesday’s announcement that the Republican gubernatorial contender was being endorsed by the Florida chamber. […]
SCOTT UNVEILS SWEEPING SLATE OF LAWSUIT LIMITS By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 20, 2010…Shortly after he was elected, Gov. Charlie Crist set the tone for his term as chief executive by declaring, “lawyers are back,” signaling an end to his predecessor, Gov. Jeb Bush’s, support for lawsuit […]
Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Suits By Jason Garcia | September 17, 2010 They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the job. And yet Walt Disney World, which is being sued […]
Disney, SeaWorld accident lawsuits face tough odds Florida law protects Disney, other theme parks against wrongful death lawsuits. September 13, 2010 | By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the […]
THE NATIONAL PULSE Sunshine State Freezes Caps BY JOHN GIBEAUT – JULY 2010 Tampa lawyer C. Steven Yerrid says he didn’t need the job in 1995 when then-Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles came calling on him and 10 other private lawyers to wage war on Big Tobacco. The four-lawyer firm Yerrid founded in 1989 had already […]
Politically wounded personal injury lawyers salvage something By John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau They overcome bruises to get favorable bills on liability waivers and sits against the state. April 20, 2010 TALLAHASSEE – The final passage of the two litigation measures Tuesday gave Florida trial lawyer two legislative victories in a year when few were […]
TALLAHASSEE – As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil-justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of which have already been signed […]
TALLAHASSEE — As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil- justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of […]
Crist signs slip-and-fall reform John O’Brien – Apr. 15, 2010, 4:35pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – It wasn’t just the transparency bill signed by Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday that pleased a Florida legal reform organization. Crist also signed a bill that puts the burden of proof back on the plaintiff in slip-and-fall lawsuits. Plaintiffs will […]