Christine Jordan Sexton February 24, 2023 The Senate has not filed a companion bill to date, but Senate President Kathleen Passidomo has thrown her support behind the move. The House is pushing ahead with changes that would place new limits on lawsuits and make it harder for people to sue insurance companies or win […]
Drew Wilson – February 22, 2023 It would ban auto glass AOBs and prohibit repair shops from offering cash or gift cards to customers. Sen. Linda Stewart filed legislation this week that would ban assignment of benefits lawsuits for auto glass repairs, a reform long sought by insurers. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process […]
https://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fjri-news.jpg800800RAD Techhttps://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Florida-Justice-Reform-Institute.jpgRAD Tech2023-02-22 15:54:522024-11-24 21:48:29Linda Stewart files bill to ‘fix the cracks’ in auto glass repairs
Tort reforms inbound: House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Tommy Gregory this week filed a 22-page bill that makes significant changes to the state’s tort system, eliminating one-way attorney fees and attorney fee multipliers across all lines of insurance and putting the kibosh on the use of letters of protection (LOP). At press time there […]
https://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fjri-news.jpg800800RAD Techhttps://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Florida-Justice-Reform-Institute.jpgRAD Tech2023-02-18 15:54:522024-11-24 21:49:35Takeaways from Tallahassee — Come one, come all
By William Rabb | February 16, 2023 Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection. But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to take a share of the judgment in an injury lawsuit, are responsible for greatly […]
Christine Jordan Sexton – February 15, 2023 —The new enemy: LOP: Move over AOB — there’s a new thorny issue with an acronym business interests want tackled: LOP. A letter of protection (LOP) is a letter sent to a medical professional by a plaintiff’s attorney representing the patient. LOPs guarantee the provider payment for medical treatment […]
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Christine Jordan Sexton – February 13, 2023 ‘If you ask me what is the most important thing you can do on civil justice or lawsuit abuse, it’s solving this issue.’ Now that the long-running lobbying over AOB (assignment of benefits) has been resolved, business interests are targeting another thorny issue with an acronym they want tackled: […]
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Public Adjusters Can’t Also Be Appraisers on the Claim, Florida Supreme Court Finds By Jim Sams | February 10, 2023 A public adjuster cannot act as an appraiser for a homeowner they represent when the insurance policy specifies that the appraiser must be “disinterested,” the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The high court affirmed a 2nd […]
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Blake Dowling – February 3, 2023 The firm announced that on Day One it was engaged by several top government and corporate clients. Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC is hitting the ground running. From its first day, a number of influential Florida businesses, trade associations and state agencies have engaged the newly launched law firm, which began operations […]
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Staff Reports – February 3, 2023 Several top Florida businesses, trade associations, and state agencies have already engaged the new firm. Alan Lawson, who retired in August as a Justice on the Florida Supreme Court, is teaming up with Paul Huck, Jason Gonzalez and Amber Nunnally to launch Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC. Several top Florida businesses, trade associations and state agencies […]
FLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large agreed with the appeals court decision. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – Jan 26, 2023 A Florida appeals court has pushed back on a company’s application of a little-used legal practice and cast a shadow on the business practices it uses to secure Medicare […]
https://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fjri-news.jpg800800RAD Techhttps://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Florida-Justice-Reform-Institute.jpgRAD Tech2023-01-26 15:54:502024-12-06 11:49:00Court ruling casts doubt on ‘sue first, discover second’ business model
(l-r) Third DCA Chief Judge Ivan F. Fernandez, and Judges Bronwyn C. Miller and Alexander S. Bokor (Courtesy photos) January 17, 2023 – Michael A. Mora “Litigation should work as follows: sue first, discover second. MSP has a business model of discover first, sue second. That business model is no longer tenable in Florida,” William Large, president […]
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FLORIDA RECORD Friday, January 13, 2023 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large called the state Supreme Court ruling a victory for textualism. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – Jan 10, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down a $16 million punitive damages award in a wrongful death case, concluding that the […]
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January 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court this week answered a certified question from Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal on relative damage awards in a tobacco-related wrongful death case. The case, Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., saw a jury award the plaintiff $150,000 in compensatory damages and $16 million in punitive damages, […]
By William Rabb | January 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down $16 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as “excessive,” a decision that could bode well for insurers and businesses relying on courts to interpret state law strictly as written. “Text matters,” said William Large, president of the Florida […]
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Mitch Perry Florida Phoenix Jan 4, 2023 Updated Jan 4, 2023 While the average American motorist spends 2.57% of their annual income on autoinsurance, Florida drivers spend the second-highest proportion at 4.42%, trailingonly Louisiana, at 5.26%. Of all the metro areas analyzed, Miami drivers spendthe absolute highest, at 5.58%.(Envato Elements) Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee […]
12.21.22 By Michelle Kaske What You Need to Know · Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a statute aiming to overhaul Florida’s property insurance market. · Lawmakers had been focused on changing the market as rates increased and insurers pulled out of the state. · Now, […]
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December 17, 2022 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large praised DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for passing SB 2A. “SB 2A includes substantial reforms that remove the incentive to file lawsuits over questionable claims,” Large said in a prepared release. William Large and FJRI say thank you. Image via Colin Hackley. Established in 2005 […]
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FLORIDA RECORD Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees By Michael Carroll Dec 16, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the […]
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If approved, legislation would include hundreds of millions of dollars for property tax, toll, and disaster relief BY: MICHAEL MOLINE – DECEMBER 12, 2022 7:00 AM The Florida Capitol, January 2021. Credit: Michael Moline Insurers and the larger business community would get virtually everything they want under legislation proposed for the Legislature’s special session on […]
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Peter Schorsch – December 7, 2022 The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Insurance Summit continues today with discussions centered on the state’s litigation climate. After a recap of the 2022 elections, Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large will moderate a panel on “fixing Florida’s legal climate.” FJRI and other tort reform groups have pinned the blame […]
Bill limiting lawsuits and attorneys fees clears House subcommittee
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton February 24, 2023 The Senate has not filed a companion bill to date, but Senate President Kathleen Passidomo has thrown her support behind the move. The House is pushing ahead with changes that would place new limits on lawsuits and make it harder for people to sue insurance companies or win […]
Linda Stewart files bill to ‘fix the cracks’ in auto glass repairs
/in Florida PoliticsDrew Wilson – February 22, 2023 It would ban auto glass AOBs and prohibit repair shops from offering cash or gift cards to customers. Sen. Linda Stewart filed legislation this week that would ban assignment of benefits lawsuits for auto glass repairs, a reform long sought by insurers. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process […]
Takeaways from Tallahassee — Come one, come all
/in Florida PoliticsTort reforms inbound: House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Tommy Gregory this week filed a 22-page bill that makes significant changes to the state’s tort system, eliminating one-way attorney fees and attorney fee multipliers across all lines of insurance and putting the kibosh on the use of letters of protection (LOP). At press time there […]
Fla. Tort Bill Brings it: Limits Damages, Ends Fee Multipliers, Discloses LOPs – and More
/in The Insurance JournalBy William Rabb | February 16, 2023 Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection. But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to take a share of the judgment in an injury lawsuit, are responsible for greatly […]
Diagnosis for 2.15.23: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – February 15, 2023 —The new enemy: LOP: Move over AOB — there’s a new thorny issue with an acronym business interests want tackled: LOP. A letter of protection (LOP) is a letter sent to a medical professional by a plaintiff’s attorney representing the patient. LOPs guarantee the provider payment for medical treatment […]
Business groups target letters of protection for upcoming 2023 Session
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – February 13, 2023 ‘If you ask me what is the most important thing you can do on civil justice or lawsuit abuse, it’s solving this issue.’ Now that the long-running lobbying over AOB (assignment of benefits) has been resolved, business interests are targeting another thorny issue with an acronym they want tackled: […]
Public Adjusters Can’t Also Be Appraisers on the Claim, Florida Supreme Court Finds
/in The Insurance JournalPublic Adjusters Can’t Also Be Appraisers on the Claim, Florida Supreme Court Finds By Jim Sams | February 10, 2023 A public adjuster cannot act as an appraiser for a homeowner they represent when the insurance policy specifies that the appraiser must be “disinterested,” the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The high court affirmed a 2nd […]
Blake Dowling: A chat with members of Florida’s newest powerhouse law firm
/in Florida PoliticsBlake Dowling – February 3, 2023 The firm announced that on Day One it was engaged by several top government and corporate clients. Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC is hitting the ground running. From its first day, a number of influential Florida businesses, trade associations and state agencies have engaged the newly launched law firm, which began operations […]
Retired Florida Supreme Court justice, prominent attorneys, launch new powerhouse firm
/in Florida PoliticsStaff Reports – February 3, 2023 Several top Florida businesses, trade associations, and state agencies have already engaged the new firm. Alan Lawson, who retired in August as a Justice on the Florida Supreme Court, is teaming up with Paul Huck, Jason Gonzalez and Amber Nunnally to launch Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC. Several top Florida businesses, trade associations and state agencies […]
Court ruling casts doubt on ‘sue first, discover second’ business model
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large agreed with the appeals court decision. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – Jan 26, 2023 A Florida appeals court has pushed back on a company’s application of a little-used legal practice and cast a shadow on the business practices it uses to secure Medicare […]
MSP Recovery Dodged Ruling on What Attorneys Called Its Go-To Litigation Tactic
/in Daily Business Review(l-r) Third DCA Chief Judge Ivan F. Fernandez, and Judges Bronwyn C. Miller and Alexander S. Bokor (Courtesy photos) January 17, 2023 – Michael A. Mora “Litigation should work as follows: sue first, discover second. MSP has a business model of discover first, sue second. That business model is no longer tenable in Florida,” William Large, president […]
Florida’s high court rejects ‘excessive’ $16 million damages award in wrongful death case
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Friday, January 13, 2023 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large called the state Supreme Court ruling a victory for textualism. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – Jan 10, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down a $16 million punitive damages award in a wrongful death case, concluding that the […]
“Huge Win”
/in Florida PoliticsJanuary 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court this week answered a certified question from Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal on relative damage awards in a tobacco-related wrongful death case. The case, Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., saw a jury award the plaintiff $150,000 in compensatory damages and $16 million in punitive damages, […]
Florida High Court Upholds Slashing of Punitive Damage Award in Tobacco Case
/in The Insurance JournalBy William Rabb | January 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down $16 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as “excessive,” a decision that could bode well for insurers and businesses relying on courts to interpret state law strictly as written. “Text matters,” said William Large, president of the Florida […]
Auto Insurance increases Florida’s cost of living
/in The Miami TimesMitch Perry Florida Phoenix Jan 4, 2023 Updated Jan 4, 2023 While the average American motorist spends 2.57% of their annual income on autoinsurance, Florida drivers spend the second-highest proportion at 4.42%, trailingonly Louisiana, at 5.26%. Of all the metro areas analyzed, Miami drivers spendthe absolute highest, at 5.58%.(Envato Elements) Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee […]
New Florida Insurance Law Is Poised to Put a Damper on Property Claims Litigation
/in Daily Business Review12.21.22 By Michelle Kaske What You Need to Know · Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a statute aiming to overhaul Florida’s property insurance market. · Lawmakers had been focused on changing the market as rates increased and insurers pulled out of the state. · Now, […]
Leader not a laggard
/in Florida PoliticsDecember 17, 2022 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large praised DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for passing SB 2A. “SB 2A includes substantial reforms that remove the incentive to file lawsuits over questionable claims,” Large said in a prepared release. William Large and FJRI say thank you. Image via Colin Hackley. Established in 2005 […]
Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees By Michael Carroll Dec 16, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the […]
Special session opens Monday on troubled property insurance market: Will reforms work long term?
/in Florida PhoenixIf approved, legislation would include hundreds of millions of dollars for property tax, toll, and disaster relief BY: MICHAEL MOLINE – DECEMBER 12, 2022 7:00 AM The Florida Capitol, January 2021. Credit: Michael Moline Insurers and the larger business community would get virtually everything they want under legislation proposed for the Legislature’s special session on […]
Sunburn
/in Florida PoliticsPeter Schorsch – December 7, 2022 The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Insurance Summit continues today with discussions centered on the state’s litigation climate. After a recap of the 2022 elections, Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large will moderate a panel on “fixing Florida’s legal climate.” FJRI and other tort reform groups have pinned the blame […]