Insiders Key to Defeat of Rail Deal Trial lawyers’ lobbying arm wields powerful political force. The Lakeland Ledger – By Joe Follick March 11, 2008 TALLAHASSEE | All you needed to know about who was winning and losing the battle to bring commuter rail to Orlando you could learn from looking at the faces of […]
Changes in law, economy affecting legal business By Jeff Brooks – Correspondent Jan 28, 2008 Updated Jan 23, 2008, 8:16pm EST Legislative reforms and economic conditions have shifted the scales attorneys use to gauge their business in a state affected in recent months by tort reform and a downturn in the real estate market. Tort reforms, including medical […]
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Published Monday, December 17, 2007 In 2003, the Florida Legislature overhauled the state’s workers compensation system to control skyrocketing costs and the decreased availability of insurance to pay for injured workers’ medical bills. Since then, workers compensation has become more affordable for Florida businesses, resulting in significant decreases in the cost and availability of workers […]
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Targeting the Davids as well as the Goliaths OTHER VIEWS MY WORD – William Large October 15, 2007 We’ve all heard the stories and are all too familiar with the resulting lawsuits: a major restaurant chain is sued for serving scalding hot coffee without a warning; a beverage distributor is sued for flammable alcohol that […]
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February 1, 2007 By Gary Blankenship -Senior Editor Florida does not need a “loser pays” law for civil litigation, but overhauling its offer of judgment statute could help reduce unnecessary litigation. The Florida House Committee on Constitution and Civil Law also indicated it may look at the law punishing lawyers for frivolous or unjustified […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Insiders Key to Defeat of Rail Deal
/in The Lakeland LedgerInsiders Key to Defeat of Rail Deal Trial lawyers’ lobbying arm wields powerful political force. The Lakeland Ledger – By Joe Follick March 11, 2008 TALLAHASSEE | All you needed to know about who was winning and losing the battle to bring commuter rail to Orlando you could learn from looking at the faces of […]
Changes in Law,Economy Affecting Legal Business
/in Jacksonville Business JournalChanges in law, economy affecting legal business By Jeff Brooks – Correspondent Jan 28, 2008 Updated Jan 23, 2008, 8:16pm EST Legislative reforms and economic conditions have shifted the scales attorneys use to gauge their business in a state affected in recent months by tort reform and a downturn in the real estate market. Tort reforms, including medical […]
Reforms Have Been Successful
/in The Florida Times-UnionPublished Monday, December 17, 2007 In 2003, the Florida Legislature overhauled the state’s workers compensation system to control skyrocketing costs and the decreased availability of insurance to pay for injured workers’ medical bills. Since then, workers compensation has become more affordable for Florida businesses, resulting in significant decreases in the cost and availability of workers […]
Targeting the Davids as well as the Goliaths
/in Orlando SentinelTargeting the Davids as well as the Goliaths OTHER VIEWS MY WORD – William Large October 15, 2007 We’ve all heard the stories and are all too familiar with the resulting lawsuits: a major restaurant chain is sued for serving scalding hot coffee without a warning; a beverage distributor is sued for flammable alcohol that […]
House Considers Offers of Judgment Statue Overhaul
/in Florida Bar NewsFebruary 1, 2007 By Gary Blankenship -Senior Editor Florida does not need a “loser pays” law for civil litigation, but overhauling its offer of judgment statute could help reduce unnecessary litigation. The Florida House Committee on Constitution and Civil Law also indicated it may look at the law punishing lawyers for frivolous or unjustified […]
Legal Vote a Big Win for Big Business
/in St. Petersburg TimesJennifer 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 […]
Bill eliminating `joint, several’ liability passes
/in South Florida Sun-SentinelBy 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
/in Sarasota Herald-TribuneSenate 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
/in The Tampa TribuneStakes 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
/in Miami HeraldBusinesses 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 […]
Liability Business is Back
/in St. Petersburg TimesThe 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 […]
Lawsuit industry is taxing all Floridians
/in Florida Justice Reform Institute NewsBy 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 […]
Push to Reform
/in Gulf Coast Business ReviewFRIDAY, 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
/in Lakeland LedgerLobbyist 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. […]
2003_0727_Senators Get New Take on Insurance
/in The Florida Times-UnionSenators 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 […]