Jennifer Liberto – March 31, 2006 The Senate gave a resounding 27-to-13 nod on Thursday to scrubbing a long-debated legal doctrine that makes sure winning plaintiffs get their jury awards by forcing wealthy defendants to pay more than their share of fault. It was arguably the biggest battle in the Legislature yet pitting big business […]
By Jason Garcia – March 31, 2006 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE The Florida Senate gave final approval Thursday to a measure toppling a centuries-old principle of civil law that will make it harder for people to collect damages when they’re injured in an accident. After an intense lobbying campaign, senators voted 27-13 for a bill (HB 145) eliminating […]
Senate passes bill to change how lawsuit damages are divided By David Royce Associated Press –March 31, 2006 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Defendants in lawsuits would be insulated from having to pay the damages of codefendants who are broke under a bill Gov. Jeb Bush said he would sign after the Senate easily passed it […]
Stakes High In Tort Reform Struggle By JEROME R. STOCKFISCH – Published: Mar 15, 2006 TALLAHASSEE – In Miami, a nurse anesthetist is socked with an extra $230,000 in damages in a wrongful death case. An uninsured colleague who is more at fault cannot pay his share of damages. Is that fair? In Orlando, a […]
Businesses have agenda at Legislature Lawmakers tackle issues from tax credits to tort reform Monday, Mar. 06, 2006 Business groups will try again this year to get rid of a Florida statute where accident victims can receive full compensation from any one defendant if the others can’t pay their share. The attempt to repeal […]
The votes may be lined up for business-friendly changes in Florida’s civil courts. The St. Petersburg Times – JONI JAMES Published February 26, 2006 ——————————————————————- Five more votes. That’s all the Florida business lobby needed last year to pass a law that would have lessened liability for businesses when someone is injured in a crime occurring […]
By William Large My View February 26, 2006 Thanks to Florida’s trial attorneys, there’s no running allowed on playgrounds. Swings, merry-go-rounds, teeter-totters and sandboxes are also rapidly becoming extinct. You can blame the trial attorneys for that, too. Because they are constantly targeted by personal injury attorneys in search of easy paydays, school districts are […]
FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 2006 Business groups unite to repeal a law they say unfairly forces business to pay up to $2 million more in a lawsuit when a co-defendant can’t pay. The issue is at the […]
Lobbyist Implores Kissimmee Chamber to Back Tort Reform or Risk Hefty Lawsuit By MIKE GROGAN / The Reporter Posted Feb 9, 2006 at 12:01 AM KISSIMMEE — A lobbyist who is pushing tort reform in the Florida Legislature has urged small-business owners in Osceola County to get behind the effort that would make them less vulnerable to expensive lawsuits. […]
Senators Get New Take on Insurance; Agreement Hinges on Governor’s Role TALLAHASSEE — Byline: Sarah Skidmore, Times-Union staff writer July 27, 2003 TALLAHASSEE — On the day a Florida Senate committee concluded its work for the second special session on the malpractice quandary, a key Senate negotiator said the debate could have been concluded as well if the governor would bend on […]