Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Staff Reports – March 24, 2025
“Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in Committee debate on wrongful-death bill” via Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix — During public testimony on HB 6017 before the House Judiciary Committee, attorney Mark Berlick said allowing adult children of single parents to sue physicians and hospitals for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, would open the door to estranged children suing Florida’s hospitals and physicians.
Berlick, an attorney with the Bolin Law Group, said he represented the Florida Justice Reform Institute, which champions lawsuit limitations.
The comments didn’t sit well with Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Republican who noted that most of the people in the Committee hearing who testified on behalf of the bill were Florida residents.
Mark Berlick faces criticism for alleged “scare tactics” while lobbying against Florida’s wrongful-death bill in committee.
