FLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large says auto glass litigation has led to inflated claims. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Nov 28, 2022 Insurance and tort reform groups have launched a campaign to warn consumers about the explosive growth in auto glass litigation in Florida – a phenomenon that […]
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 Tech2022-11-29 15:53:412024-12-06 17:09:16‘Fix the Cracks’ campaign warns Floridians about abusive auto glass lawsuits
Staged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US By Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix / Special to Islander News Nov 23, 2022 Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. […]
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 Tech2022-11-23 15:53:432024-11-24 22:08:35Staged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US
Staged accident schemes, litigation among the reasons why premiums are so high in the Sunshine State BY: MITCH PERRY – NOVEMBER 23, 2022 7:00 AM I-95 traffic in Miami. Source: Wikimedia Commons Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. But it’s […]
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 Tech2022-11-23 15:53:432024-12-06 13:09:02Add auto insurance to the increasing costs of living in Florida
By Florida Daily -November 15, 2022, 2:00 pm While some progress has been made in Florida to address the state’s deepening property insurance market crisis, data shows there is also a crisis in the auto market. The number of auto glass lawsuits filed in Florida went up by more than 4,000 percent in ten years […]
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 Tech2022-11-15 15:53:402024-12-06 12:28:33New Effort Launches to ‘Fix the Cracks’ in Florida’s Windshield Laws
Drew Wilson – November 14, 2022 The initiative says questionable claims are driving up auto insurance premiums. A new initiative launched by insurance and tort reform groups is taking aim at assignment of benefits agreements for windshield repairs. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process that allows policyholders to sign over their insurance […]
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 Tech2022-11-14 15:53:422024-11-24 22:12:08Initiative launches to ‘fix the cracks’ in auto glass claims
Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat By Insurance Journal Staff Reports | September 20, 2022 In a twist of fate and a sign of the times, some Florida business groups are backing the Democrat in a state House race in the Tampa area, while trial lawyers are putting their […]
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 Tech2022-09-20 15:53:402024-11-24 22:13:25Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat
Florida Record Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law By Michael Carroll Sep 8, 2022 A Leon County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by contractors who specialize in water, fire, and mold mitigation that argued a new property insurance reform measure trampled on their rights by restricting their ability to […]
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 Tech2022-09-08 15:53:422024-11-24 22:14:17Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law
Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican was proudly flying the black, green and gold, becoming the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida (SCOF) by Governor […]
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 Tech2022-08-22 15:53:432024-12-11 17:54:24Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
NEWS Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor – special assignment [email protected] Aug 22, 2022 12:54 am Justice Renatha Francis, newest member of the Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican […]
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 Tech2022-08-22 15:53:412024-12-11 17:56:32Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
Rejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues AUGUST 5, 2022 Circuit Judge Renatha Francis during her interview before the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2020. (Florida Channel) Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jamaican-American Palm Beach County family law judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme […]
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 Tech2022-08-05 15:53:372024-11-24 22:18:43Rejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues
Anne Geggis – August 5, 2022 The Palm Beach County Judge was just shy of meeting the Supreme Court bench requirements last time. As expected, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a second try at appointing Judge Renatha Francis to the state Supreme Court Friday, making her the second Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. She will replace […]
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 Tech2022-08-05 15:53:362024-11-24 22:20:51Gov. DeSantis appoints Renatha Francis to Supreme Court, for second time
Homeowners in Florida have been losing coverage and seeing spiraling premiums. Photo by St. Clair Murraine Contractors challenge new insurance law PUBLISHED JUNE 13, 2022 By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a […]
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 Tech2022-06-13 15:53:362024-11-24 22:32:08Contractors challenge new insurance law
New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors The new law stops contractors from being able to recover prevailing-party fees from insurers when they are successful in lawsuits. By Jim Saunders | June 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM The new law took a series of steps to try to address those issues, but the […]
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 Tech2022-06-02 15:53:362024-11-24 22:33:01New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors
Florida Insurance Crisis: Attorney Fees Slashed, but Are the Reforms Enough? Credit: A_StockPhoto/Shutterbox.com Melea VanOstrand – June 01, 2022 at 04:26 PM As more and more insurers are leaving Florida, going through liquidation and canceling policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation aimed at stabilizing the market, but many are wondering whether it will be […]
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 Tech2022-06-01 15:53:352024-11-24 22:35:28Florida Insurance Crisis: Attorney Fees Slashed, but Are the Reforms Enough?
Florida contractors challenge new insurance law A contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. –UNNAR PIPPEL By Jim Saunders – The News Service of Florida Jun 1, 2022 The lawsuit comes after lawmakers passed a measure to try to bolster a troubled […]
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 Tech2022-06-01 15:53:352024-11-24 22:34:32Florida contractors challenge new insurance law
Contractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law Contractors in the past have been able to recover their attorney fees from insurers if they are successful in the lawsuits, a concept known as “prevailing party fees.” But the new law stripped contractors of being able to recover prevailing-party fees when they are assigned benefits. June 01, […]
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 Tech2022-06-01 15:53:352024-11-24 22:37:20Contractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law
The lawsuit alleges that the new law violates equal-protection and due-process rights and denies contractors access to courts. by: Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday, May 31, filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on […]
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 Tech2022-06-01 15:53:352024-11-24 22:36:33Contractors challenge new insurance law
Orlando contractor sues state over property-insurance reforms By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida May 31, 2022 at 6:02 pm TALLAHASSEE — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance […]
Contractors challenge Florida’s new property insurance law By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida May 31, 2022 at 8:26 pm EDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against […]
Contractors Challenge New Insurance Law By Jim Saunders – May 31, 2022 TALLAHASSEE — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. The Restoration Association of Florida and Air […]
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 Tech2022-05-31 15:53:302024-11-24 22:40:38Contractors Challenge New Insurance Law
‘Fix the Cracks’ campaign warns Floridians about abusive auto glass lawsuits
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large says auto glass litigation has led to inflated claims. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Nov 28, 2022 Insurance and tort reform groups have launched a campaign to warn consumers about the explosive growth in auto glass litigation in Florida – a phenomenon that […]
Staged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US
/in Islander Media GroupStaged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US By Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix / Special to Islander News Nov 23, 2022 Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. […]
Add auto insurance to the increasing costs of living in Florida
/in Florida PhoenixStaged accident schemes, litigation among the reasons why premiums are so high in the Sunshine State BY: MITCH PERRY – NOVEMBER 23, 2022 7:00 AM I-95 traffic in Miami. Source: Wikimedia Commons Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. But it’s […]
New Effort Launches to ‘Fix the Cracks’ in Florida’s Windshield Laws
/in Florida DailyBy Florida Daily -November 15, 2022, 2:00 pm While some progress has been made in Florida to address the state’s deepening property insurance market crisis, data shows there is also a crisis in the auto market. The number of auto glass lawsuits filed in Florida went up by more than 4,000 percent in ten years […]
Initiative launches to ‘fix the cracks’ in auto glass claims
/in Florida PoliticsDrew Wilson – November 14, 2022 The initiative says questionable claims are driving up auto insurance premiums. A new initiative launched by insurance and tort reform groups is taking aim at assignment of benefits agreements for windshield repairs. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process that allows policyholders to sign over their insurance […]
Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat
/in The Insurance JournalTrial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat By Insurance Journal Staff Reports | September 20, 2022 In a twist of fate and a sign of the times, some Florida business groups are backing the Democrat in a state House race in the Tampa area, while trial lawyers are putting their […]
Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law
/in Florida RecordFlorida Record Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law By Michael Carroll Sep 8, 2022 A Leon County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by contractors who specialize in water, fire, and mold mitigation that argued a new property insurance reform measure trampled on their rights by restricting their ability to […]
Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
/in Houston Caribbean Professional AssociationJamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican was proudly flying the black, green and gold, becoming the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida (SCOF) by Governor […]
Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
/in Jamaican ObserverNEWS Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor – special assignment [email protected] Aug 22, 2022 12:54 am Justice Renatha Francis, newest member of the Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican […]
Rejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues
/in Flagler LiveRejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues AUGUST 5, 2022 Circuit Judge Renatha Francis during her interview before the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2020. (Florida Channel) Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jamaican-American Palm Beach County family law judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme […]
Gov. DeSantis appoints Renatha Francis to Supreme Court, for second time
/in Florida PoliticsAnne Geggis – August 5, 2022 The Palm Beach County Judge was just shy of meeting the Supreme Court bench requirements last time. As expected, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a second try at appointing Judge Renatha Francis to the state Supreme Court Friday, making her the second Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. She will replace […]
Contractors challenge new insurance law
/in Capitol OutlookHomeowners in Florida have been losing coverage and seeing spiraling premiums. Photo by St. Clair Murraine Contractors challenge new insurance law PUBLISHED JUNE 13, 2022 By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a […]
New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors
/in PropertyCasualty360New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors The new law stops contractors from being able to recover prevailing-party fees from insurers when they are successful in lawsuits. By Jim Saunders | June 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM The new law took a series of steps to try to address those issues, but the […]
Florida Insurance Crisis: Attorney Fees Slashed, but Are the Reforms Enough?
/in Daily Business ReviewFlorida Insurance Crisis: Attorney Fees Slashed, but Are the Reforms Enough? Credit: A_StockPhoto/Shutterbox.com Melea VanOstrand – June 01, 2022 at 04:26 PM As more and more insurers are leaving Florida, going through liquidation and canceling policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation aimed at stabilizing the market, but many are wondering whether it will be […]
Florida contractors challenge new insurance law
/in Tampa Bay Business JournalFlorida contractors challenge new insurance law A contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. –UNNAR PIPPEL By Jim Saunders – The News Service of Florida Jun 1, 2022 The lawsuit comes after lawmakers passed a measure to try to bolster a troubled […]
Contractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law
/in Daily Business ReviewContractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law Contractors in the past have been able to recover their attorney fees from insurers if they are successful in the lawsuits, a concept known as “prevailing party fees.” But the new law stripped contractors of being able to recover prevailing-party fees when they are assigned benefits. June 01, […]
Contractors challenge new insurance law
/in Palm Coast ObserverThe lawsuit alleges that the new law violates equal-protection and due-process rights and denies contractors access to courts. by: Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday, May 31, filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on […]
Orlando contractor sues state over property-insurance reforms
/in Orlando SentinelOrlando contractor sues state over property-insurance reforms By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida May 31, 2022 at 6:02 pm TALLAHASSEE — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance […]
Contractors challenge Florida’s new property insurance law
/in Action News JaxContractors challenge Florida’s new property insurance law By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida May 31, 2022 at 8:26 pm EDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against […]
Contractors Challenge New Insurance Law
/in News Service of FloridaContractors Challenge New Insurance Law By Jim Saunders – May 31, 2022 TALLAHASSEE — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. The Restoration Association of Florida and Air […]