Jordan Kirkland – April 9th, 2019 With only a few weeks remaining in the legislative session, Florida lawmakers are looking at ramming through measures that could impact the Sunshine State for years to come. One bill, if enacted, would further solidify the state’s unfortunate status as a “Judicial Hellhole.” SB 1700 by Senator Tom Lee and HB 1253 by Representative Amber […]
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FLORIDA TREND EXCLUSIVE Florida’s opioid legislation facing resistance from CVS and Walgreens Jason Garcia | 4/8/2019 The state of Florida late last year sued CVS and Walgreens in federal court, accusing the nation’s largest drugstore chains of creating – and profiting from – a nationwide opioid crisis that kills 17 people a day in Florida […]
By Karen Kidd | Apr 8, 2019 Florida state Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples), sponsor of House Bill 7065, a piece of legislation aimed at “assignment of benefits” or AOB abuse reform that is expected to hit the House floor for debate next week * bobrommel.net TALLAHASSEE – While abuse of the state’s “assignment of benefits” […]
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Tort reform group prefers Supreme Court-endorsed county court jurisdictional increase plan over House proposal By Karen Kidd | Apr 3, 2019 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large – Photo courtesy of Florida Justice Reform Institute TALLAHASSEE – A Tallahassee-based tort reform advocacy group prefers a Florida Supreme Court-endorsed increase in county court civil […]
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Report: Four firms filed half of 2018 Florida assignment of benefits suits (April 1, 2019) – In Florida, half of the assignment of benefits lawsuits related to auto glass claims in 2018 were filed by just four firms, and among the firms by just six attorneys, according a new report. And about 85 percent […]
Workers’ Comp Changes Might Get Scuttled By CHRISTINE SEXTON NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA March 28, 2019 – 9:30am Cord Byrd A push by Florida’s business community to tackle the state’s workers’ compensation insurance laws could be poised to fail again this year. As legislators near the midway point of the 60-day session, the possibility […]
Florida tort law makes it tough for truckers Florida Rock & Tank Lines President and CEO Rob Sandlin, and Patriot Transportation and FRPH CEO Tom Baker. — JAMES CRICHLOW By Will Robinson – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal Mar 28, 2019, 2:51pm EDT Trucking companies across Florida share a common pain point: double-digit growth in […]
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Assignment of benefits lawsuits continues to rise for eighth straight year, report says Jeffrey Schweers, Tallahassee Democrat Published 3:33 p.m. ET March 27, 2019 For the eighth year in a row, assignment of benefits lawsuits accounted for more than half of all litigation against insurers statewide, a newly updated report by the Florida Justice Reform […]
Report Details Continued Growth in AOBs … Thanks to a Handful of Busy Attorneys By SUNSHINE STATE NEWS March 27, 2019 – 2:00pm State law intended to benefit insurance policyholders continues to generate an ever-increasing windfall for trial lawyers and the repair vendors who hire them, according to a newly updated report released today by […]
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Insurers and Others Urge Supreme Court to Limit Assignment of Benefits By Jim Sams | March 27, 2019 The main battle may be at the Florida state capitol as lawmakers consider reforming the state’s assignment of benefits law, but insurers, trial lawyers and contractors staked out their positions this week in a separate skirmish […]
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AOB lawsuits outpacing population growth Florida is growing fast. AOB lawsuits are growing faster. By Drew Wilson on March 27, 2019 Florida is growing fast. The state is already the third-largest in the union and recent research from the Florida Chamber of Commerce estimates 1,100 people move to the Sunshine State every day — that’s amounts to 5 million […]
Bill Proposing $50,000 Jurisdictional Limit for County Courts Advances in Florida House If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of damages sought by plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Plaintiffs […]
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Six Florida bills, reconfigured Supreme Court boost tort reform prospects By John Haughey | Watchdog.org Mar 15, 2019 The Supreme Court of the State of Florida in Tallahassee, Fla. Tort reform is a seemingly perpetual priority for Florida lawmakers, with many going into legislative sessions vowing to address the state’s much-maligned “lawsuit climate” but […]
Florida House could shield equipment firms from liability By News Service Florida staff March 6, 2019 After a Florida Supreme Court ruling last year in a case involving a worker whose finger was severed, state House members Wednesday began moving forward with a bill that could help shield heavy-equipment owners from liability in such […]
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Fla. court reform group: Engle rulings denying tobacco companies chance to defend against big judgments By Carrie Bradon | Mar 5, 2019 The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear appeals from three tobacco companies ordered to pay punitive damages in eight Florida cases decided under so-called Engle rulings, according to a Florida Watchdog report, even though the […]
BILL RAISING COUNTY COURT CIVIL JURISDICTION ADVANCES IN THE SENATE Feb 13, 2019 Gary Blankenship • Senior Editor • Regular News County court jurisdiction in some civil cases would rise first to $30,000 and then $50,000, Supreme Court justices would be able to work remotely away from Tallahassee, and trial judge candidates who run unopposed […]
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Senate panel hears of ‘stupefying’ increase in insurance litigation “No other state has experience a phenomenon remotely like this.” By Michael Moline on February 4, 2019 Florida isn’t the only state that allows assignment of benefits, or AOB agreements, involving insurance policies. It is the only state, however, that allows the one-way attorney fee, requiring insurers to […]
Opportunities approach for reforming assignment-of-benefits insurance legislation By Glenn Minnis | Jan 29, 2019 Carolyn Johnson is hoping to seize the moment when it comes to reforming Florida’s assignment-of-benefits system. “I think this is the perfect moment to strike on behalf of consumers across the state,” Johnson, Florida Chamber director of business economic development and […]
Gov. DeSantis appoints Carlos Muniz to Supreme Court By News Service of Florida | Posted: Tue 10:27 AM, Jan 22, 2019 | Updated: Tue 6:27 PM, Jan 22, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – In the final step in reshaping the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Carlos Muniz to the high […]
DeSantis tilts FL Supreme Court to the right with new justice picks By Lloyd Dunkelberger – January 22, 2019 Newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice Carlos Muniz at a Tallahassee press conference. In background, left to right, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Julie Hauserman photo. Solidifying a […]
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Two Bills Could Put Patient Privacy in Danger
/in Roundtable PoliticsJordan Kirkland – April 9th, 2019 With only a few weeks remaining in the legislative session, Florida lawmakers are looking at ramming through measures that could impact the Sunshine State for years to come. One bill, if enacted, would further solidify the state’s unfortunate status as a “Judicial Hellhole.” SB 1700 by Senator Tom Lee and HB 1253 by Representative Amber […]
Florida’s opioid legislation facing resistance from CVS and Walgreens
/in Florida TrendFLORIDA TREND EXCLUSIVE Florida’s opioid legislation facing resistance from CVS and Walgreens Jason Garcia | 4/8/2019 The state of Florida late last year sued CVS and Walgreens in federal court, accusing the nation’s largest drugstore chains of creating – and profiting from – a nationwide opioid crisis that kills 17 people a day in Florida […]
Florida Realtors back AOB reform legislation as House bill appears headed for floor debate
/in Florida RecordBy Karen Kidd | Apr 8, 2019 Florida state Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples), sponsor of House Bill 7065, a piece of legislation aimed at “assignment of benefits” or AOB abuse reform that is expected to hit the House floor for debate next week * bobrommel.net TALLAHASSEE – While abuse of the state’s “assignment of benefits” […]
Tort reform group prefers Supreme Court-endorsed county court jurisdictional increase plan over House proposal
/in Florida RecordTort reform group prefers Supreme Court-endorsed county court jurisdictional increase plan over House proposal By Karen Kidd | Apr 3, 2019 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large – Photo courtesy of Florida Justice Reform Institute TALLAHASSEE – A Tallahassee-based tort reform advocacy group prefers a Florida Supreme Court-endorsed increase in county court civil […]
Report: Four firms filed half of 2018 Florida assignment of benefits suits
/in CQ Roll CallReport: Four firms filed half of 2018 Florida assignment of benefits suits (April 1, 2019) – In Florida, half of the assignment of benefits lawsuits related to auto glass claims in 2018 were filed by just four firms, and among the firms by just six attorneys, according a new report. And about 85 percent […]
Workers’ Comp Changes Might Get Scuttled
/in Sunshine State NewsWorkers’ Comp Changes Might Get Scuttled By CHRISTINE SEXTON NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA March 28, 2019 – 9:30am Cord Byrd A push by Florida’s business community to tackle the state’s workers’ compensation insurance laws could be poised to fail again this year. As legislators near the midway point of the 60-day session, the possibility […]
Florida tort law makes it hard for truckers
/in Jacksonville Business JournalFlorida tort law makes it tough for truckers Florida Rock & Tank Lines President and CEO Rob Sandlin, and Patriot Transportation and FRPH CEO Tom Baker. — JAMES CRICHLOW By Will Robinson – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal Mar 28, 2019, 2:51pm EDT Trucking companies across Florida share a common pain point: double-digit growth in […]
Assignment of benefits lawsuits continues to rise for eighth straight year, report says
/in Tallahassee DemocratAssignment of benefits lawsuits continues to rise for eighth straight year, report says Jeffrey Schweers, Tallahassee Democrat Published 3:33 p.m. ET March 27, 2019 For the eighth year in a row, assignment of benefits lawsuits accounted for more than half of all litigation against insurers statewide, a newly updated report by the Florida Justice Reform […]
FJRI Update Details Continued Growth in AOBs … Thanks to a Handful of Busy Attorneys
/in Sunshine State NewsReport Details Continued Growth in AOBs … Thanks to a Handful of Busy Attorneys By SUNSHINE STATE NEWS March 27, 2019 – 2:00pm State law intended to benefit insurance policyholders continues to generate an ever-increasing windfall for trial lawyers and the repair vendors who hire them, according to a newly updated report released today by […]
Insurers and Others Urge Supreme Court to Limit Assignment of Benefits
/in Claims JournalInsurers and Others Urge Supreme Court to Limit Assignment of Benefits By Jim Sams | March 27, 2019 The main battle may be at the Florida state capitol as lawmakers consider reforming the state’s assignment of benefits law, but insurers, trial lawyers and contractors staked out their positions this week in a separate skirmish […]
AOB lawsuits outpacing population growth
/in CQ Roll Call, Daily Commerical, Florida Politics, Roundtable PoliticsAOB lawsuits outpacing population growth Florida is growing fast. AOB lawsuits are growing faster. By Drew Wilson on March 27, 2019 Florida is growing fast. The state is already the third-largest in the union and recent research from the Florida Chamber of Commerce estimates 1,100 people move to the Sunshine State every day — that’s amounts to 5 million […]
Bill Proposing $50,000 Jurisdictional Limit for County Courts Advances in Florida House
/in Daily Business ReviewBill Proposing $50,000 Jurisdictional Limit for County Courts Advances in Florida House If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of damages sought by plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Plaintiffs […]
Six Florida bills, reconfigured Supreme Court boost tort reform prospects
/in Florida WatchdogSix Florida bills, reconfigured Supreme Court boost tort reform prospects By John Haughey | Watchdog.org Mar 15, 2019 The Supreme Court of the State of Florida in Tallahassee, Fla. Tort reform is a seemingly perpetual priority for Florida lawmakers, with many going into legislative sessions vowing to address the state’s much-maligned “lawsuit climate” but […]
Florida House could shield equipment firms from liability
/in Tampa Bay Business JournalFlorida House could shield equipment firms from liability By News Service Florida staff March 6, 2019 After a Florida Supreme Court ruling last year in a case involving a worker whose finger was severed, state House members Wednesday began moving forward with a bill that could help shield heavy-equipment owners from liability in such […]
Fla. court reform group: Engle rulings denying tobacco companies chance to defend against big judgments
/in Florida RecordFla. court reform group: Engle rulings denying tobacco companies chance to defend against big judgments By Carrie Bradon | Mar 5, 2019 The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear appeals from three tobacco companies ordered to pay punitive damages in eight Florida cases decided under so-called Engle rulings, according to a Florida Watchdog report, even though the […]
BILL RAISING COUNTY COURT CIVIL JURISDICTION ADVANCES IN THE SENATE
/in Florida Bar NewsBILL RAISING COUNTY COURT CIVIL JURISDICTION ADVANCES IN THE SENATE Feb 13, 2019 Gary Blankenship • Senior Editor • Regular News County court jurisdiction in some civil cases would rise first to $30,000 and then $50,000, Supreme Court justices would be able to work remotely away from Tallahassee, and trial judge candidates who run unopposed […]
Senate panel hears of ‘stupefying’ increase in insurance litigation
/in Florida PoliticsSenate panel hears of ‘stupefying’ increase in insurance litigation “No other state has experience a phenomenon remotely like this.” By Michael Moline on February 4, 2019 Florida isn’t the only state that allows assignment of benefits, or AOB agreements, involving insurance policies. It is the only state, however, that allows the one-way attorney fee, requiring insurers to […]
Opportunities approach for reforming assignment-of-benefits insurance legislation
/in Florida RecordOpportunities approach for reforming assignment-of-benefits insurance legislation By Glenn Minnis | Jan 29, 2019 Carolyn Johnson is hoping to seize the moment when it comes to reforming Florida’s assignment-of-benefits system. “I think this is the perfect moment to strike on behalf of consumers across the state,” Johnson, Florida Chamber director of business economic development and […]
Gov. DeSantis appoints Carlos Muniz to Supreme Court
/in wctv.tvGov. DeSantis appoints Carlos Muniz to Supreme Court By News Service of Florida | Posted: Tue 10:27 AM, Jan 22, 2019 | Updated: Tue 6:27 PM, Jan 22, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – In the final step in reshaping the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Carlos Muniz to the high […]
DeSantis tilts FL Supreme Court to the right with new justice picks
/in Florida PhoenixDeSantis tilts FL Supreme Court to the right with new justice picks By Lloyd Dunkelberger – January 22, 2019 Newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice Carlos Muniz at a Tallahassee press conference. In background, left to right, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Julie Hauserman photo. Solidifying a […]