Florida House Subcommittee Approves Bill Changing Expert Testimony Standards BY: ERIC GIUNTA | Posted: February 13, 2013 6:31 PM The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee has just approved PCB CJS 13-02 (“Expert Testimony”) along a 9-4 party-line vote. If approved by the full House and the Senate, the bill would change the standards by which […]
Business lobbyists say they’re confident Chris Dorworth will stay with them on tort reform Jason Garcia – October 12, 2012 Business lobbyists say they expect future House Speaker Chris Dorwoth will continue to support restrictions on lawsuits as he gains more power in Tallahassee, even though Florida’s trial law have helped the Lake Mary […]
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 Tech2012-10-12 15:56:302024-12-11 17:59:14Business Lobbyists Say They’re Confident Chris Dorworth will Stay with Them on Tort Reform
Scott to Sign PIP Reform Law ‘Very Soon’ By Jim Turner | Posted: March 12, 2012 Gov. Rick Scott made a quick visit to the Senate floor late Friday after a bill to revamp personal injury protection auto insurance was sent to his desk. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who along with Scott […]
Senate panel rewrites changes to expert testimony rules 02/29/12 A Senate panel on Wednesday rewrote the bill (SB 378) that changes the state’s standards for expert testimony in court cases, placing it at odds with the version passed last week by the House. The original measure would replace the current standard, which requires that expert […]
Kill Bills THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 Florida is one of the most litigious states in the country. But attempts to change the laws meet intense resistance from trial lawyers. by: Rod Thomson Staff Writer REVIEW SUMMARY Issue. Businesses say lawsuit-friendly Florida is a drag on the economy. Key. Make state laws more business-friendly in […]
Major Med-Mal Case to be Heard by Supreme Court Thursday By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – 02.12.12 THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE — Suffering from a serious condition known as preeclampsia, 20-year-old Michelle McCall went to a Fort Walton Beach hospital in February 2006 to give birth to a son. Within days, McCall […]
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House Panel Rejects ‘Bad-Faith’ Insurance Reform Bill By KENRIC WARD January 25, 2012 – 6:00pm A “simple” bad-faith insurance bill bogged down in complex legal arguments Thursday and failed to clear the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. House Bill 427 set a 60-day time limit for insurers to resolve third-party claims. Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said […]
Crashworthiness passed in 2011; PIP to be considered in 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan – January 4, 2012 Rick Scott made many promises during the campaign to help business, and one of those promises included tort reform. Generally speaking, tort reform means putting new legal limits on attorneys that sue companies for damages. It can […]
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PIP AGAIN DRAWS TESTIMONY, NOT VOTES By MICHAEL PELTIER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 7, 2011……A plan to make changes to personal injury protection insurance inched forward Wednesday as committees in both the House and Senate took testimony but no votes on bills backers say are needed to lower costs in a fraud-riddled system. […]
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Canady, Polston often dissent in Florida Supreme Court cases Jim Saunders – 7:42 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 | Filed in: News For Florida Supreme Court justices, the numbers are familiar: 5-2. The court in recent months has split by that margin on a series of cases, with Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky […]
PIP stands to change or die under new proposal Christine Jordan Sexton, 11/10/2011 – 07:44 PM Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system will be eliminated in four years unless the Legislature reviews and agrees to re-enact the law under a proposed committee substitute that will be “workshopped” by the HouseInsurance & Banking Subcommittee next […]
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The second meeting of Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott’s personal injury protection work group picked up where the first meeting left off: with members taking jabs at one another. The work group, comprised mostly of insurance executives as well as lobbyists for doctors and lawyers, is examining PIP fraud, abuse and potential recommendations on how […]
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Florida Supreme Court rejects asbestos claim limit Updated July 08, 2011 By JIM SAUNDERS, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a decision that could open the gate to flood of lawsuits, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a key part of a 2005 law that made it harder to sue for asbestos-related injuries. David […]
SUPREME COURT REJECTS ASBESTOS CLAIM LIMIT By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 8, 2011…..In a decision that could open the gate to flood of lawsuits, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a key part of a 2005 law that made it harder to sue for asbestos-related injuries. […]
William Large: A new approach to fixing Florida’s mortgage crisis Posted Jun 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM Perhaps no other state in the country has been harder hit by the country’s mortgage crisis than Florida. Our state accounted for nearly a quarter of all homes in foreclosure during the first quarter of 2011 and 23 percent of loans here […]
Posted on Thu, May. 12, 2011 Legislative special interests fill Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ campaign coffers in U.S. Senate race By MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Whether it’s trial lawyers vs. the business community or workers comp doctors weighing in on pill mills, some of the biggest battles of the lawmaking session left their […]
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The Florida Bar will retain its power to select members of judicial nominating commissions thanks to a late-filed amendment during a committee meeting Tuesday. Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, filed a handwritten amendment during the Senate Rules Committee that restored the Bar’s influence of nominees to those commissions after protest from some senators and lawyers […]
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Senate committee passes court reform bill, but they don’t like it APRIL 25, 2011 A bill that would cut the Florida Bar out of the selection of members of judicial nominating commissions passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, but senators expressed serious concerns about the committee bill, which was presented by Sen. Anitere Flores, […]
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Bills limiting Floridians’ ability to sue are progressing By Lloyd Dunkelberger Tallahassee bureau Published: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:05 p.m. TALLAHASSEE — Injured Floridians’ ability to sue nursing homes, doctors and hospitals for compensation when they are hurt by negligence could be curtailed under legislation pitting some of the capital’s most powerful lobbying […]
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Powerful lobbies butt heads over negligence legislation By Lloyd Dunkelberger , Herald-Tribune / Thursday, April 21, 2011 Injured Floridians’ ability to sue nursing homes, doctors and hospitals for compensation when they are hurt by negligence could be curtailed under legislation pitting some of the capital’s most powerful lobbying groups against each other. Doctors, trial lawyers, nursing homes […]
Florida House Subcommittee Approves Bill Changing Expert Testimony Standards
/in Sunshine State NewsFlorida House Subcommittee Approves Bill Changing Expert Testimony Standards BY: ERIC GIUNTA | Posted: February 13, 2013 6:31 PM The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee has just approved PCB CJS 13-02 (“Expert Testimony”) along a 9-4 party-line vote. If approved by the full House and the Senate, the bill would change the standards by which […]
Business Lobbyists Say They’re Confident Chris Dorworth will Stay with Them on Tort Reform
/in Orlando SentinelBusiness lobbyists say they’re confident Chris Dorworth will stay with them on tort reform Jason Garcia – October 12, 2012 Business lobbyists say they expect future House Speaker Chris Dorwoth will continue to support restrictions on lawsuits as he gains more power in Tallahassee, even though Florida’s trial law have helped the Lake Mary […]
Scott to Sign PIP Reform Law ‘Very Soon’
/in Sunshine State NewsScott to Sign PIP Reform Law ‘Very Soon’ By Jim Turner | Posted: March 12, 2012 Gov. Rick Scott made a quick visit to the Senate floor late Friday after a bill to revamp personal injury protection auto insurance was sent to his desk. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who along with Scott […]
Senate Panel Rewrites Changes to Expert Testimony Rules
/in CurrentSenate panel rewrites changes to expert testimony rules 02/29/12 A Senate panel on Wednesday rewrote the bill (SB 378) that changes the state’s standards for expert testimony in court cases, placing it at odds with the version passed last week by the House. The original measure would replace the current standard, which requires that expert […]
Kill Bills
/in Business ObserverKill Bills THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 Florida is one of the most litigious states in the country. But attempts to change the laws meet intense resistance from trial lawyers. by: Rod Thomson Staff Writer REVIEW SUMMARY Issue. Businesses say lawsuit-friendly Florida is a drag on the economy. Key. Make state laws more business-friendly in […]
Major Med-Mal Case to be Heard by Supreme Court Thursday
/in News Service of FloridaMajor Med-Mal Case to be Heard by Supreme Court Thursday By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – 02.12.12 THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE — Suffering from a serious condition known as preeclampsia, 20-year-old Michelle McCall went to a Fort Walton Beach hospital in February 2006 to give birth to a son. Within days, McCall […]
House Panel Rejects ‘Bad-Faith’ Insurance Reform Bill
/in Sunshine State NewsHouse Panel Rejects ‘Bad-Faith’ Insurance Reform Bill By KENRIC WARD January 25, 2012 – 6:00pm A “simple” bad-faith insurance bill bogged down in complex legal arguments Thursday and failed to clear the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. House Bill 427 set a 60-day time limit for insurers to resolve third-party claims. Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said […]
Crashworthiness Passed in 2011; PIP to be Considered in 2012
/in PolitiFact FloridaCrashworthiness passed in 2011; PIP to be considered in 2012 By Angie Drobnic Holan – January 4, 2012 Rick Scott made many promises during the campaign to help business, and one of those promises included tort reform. Generally speaking, tort reform means putting new legal limits on attorneys that sue companies for damages. It can […]
PIP Again Draws Testimony, Not Votes
/in News Service of FloridaPIP AGAIN DRAWS TESTIMONY, NOT VOTES By MICHAEL PELTIER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 7, 2011……A plan to make changes to personal injury protection insurance inched forward Wednesday as committees in both the House and Senate took testimony but no votes on bills backers say are needed to lower costs in a fraud-riddled system. […]
Canady, Polston – Frequent Dissenters in SCOFLA Cases
/in News Service of FloridaCanady, Polston often dissent in Florida Supreme Court cases Jim Saunders – 7:42 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 | Filed in: News For Florida Supreme Court justices, the numbers are familiar: 5-2. The court in recent months has split by that margin on a series of cases, with Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky […]
PIP Stands to Change or Die Under New Proposal
/in CurrentPIP stands to change or die under new proposal Christine Jordan Sexton, 11/10/2011 – 07:44 PM Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system will be eliminated in four years unless the Legislature reviews and agrees to re-enact the law under a proposed committee substitute that will be “workshopped” by the HouseInsurance & Banking Subcommittee next […]
PIP’s Cap Set in 1979 is Far Below 2011 Realities, Insurance Industry Says
/in CurrentThe second meeting of Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott’s personal injury protection work group picked up where the first meeting left off: with members taking jabs at one another. The work group, comprised mostly of insurance executives as well as lobbyists for doctors and lawyers, is examining PIP fraud, abuse and potential recommendations on how […]
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Asbestos Claim Limit
/in The Palm Beach PostFlorida Supreme Court rejects asbestos claim limit Updated July 08, 2011 By JIM SAUNDERS, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a decision that could open the gate to flood of lawsuits, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a key part of a 2005 law that made it harder to sue for asbestos-related injuries. David […]
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Asbestos Claim Limit
/in News Service of FloridaSUPREME COURT REJECTS ASBESTOS CLAIM LIMIT By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 8, 2011…..In a decision that could open the gate to flood of lawsuits, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a key part of a 2005 law that made it harder to sue for asbestos-related injuries. […]
A New Approach to Fixing Florida’s Mortgage Crisis
/in Gainesville SunWilliam Large: A new approach to fixing Florida’s mortgage crisis Posted Jun 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM Perhaps no other state in the country has been harder hit by the country’s mortgage crisis than Florida. Our state accounted for nearly a quarter of all homes in foreclosure during the first quarter of 2011 and 23 percent of loans here […]
Legislative Special Interests Fill Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ Campaign Coffers in U.S. Senate Race
/in Miami HeraldPosted on Thu, May. 12, 2011 Legislative special interests fill Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ campaign coffers in U.S. Senate race By MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Whether it’s trial lawyers vs. the business community or workers comp doctors weighing in on pill mills, some of the biggest battles of the lawmaking session left their […]
Senate Committee Splits from House on Court Reform Bill
/in Miami HeraldThe Florida Bar will retain its power to select members of judicial nominating commissions thanks to a late-filed amendment during a committee meeting Tuesday. Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, filed a handwritten amendment during the Senate Rules Committee that restored the Bar’s influence of nominees to those commissions after protest from some senators and lawyers […]
Senate Committee Passes Court Reform Bill, but They Don’t Like It
/in St. Petersburg Times The Buzz BlogSenate committee passes court reform bill, but they don’t like it APRIL 25, 2011 A bill that would cut the Florida Bar out of the selection of members of judicial nominating commissions passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, but senators expressed serious concerns about the committee bill, which was presented by Sen. Anitere Flores, […]
Bills Limiting Floridians’ Ability to Sue are Progressing
/in Gainesville SunBills limiting Floridians’ ability to sue are progressing By Lloyd Dunkelberger Tallahassee bureau Published: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:05 p.m. TALLAHASSEE — Injured Floridians’ ability to sue nursing homes, doctors and hospitals for compensation when they are hurt by negligence could be curtailed under legislation pitting some of the capital’s most powerful lobbying […]
Powerful lobbies butt heads over negligence legislation
/in Sarasota Herald-TribunePowerful lobbies butt heads over negligence legislation By Lloyd Dunkelberger , Herald-Tribune / Thursday, April 21, 2011 Injured Floridians’ ability to sue nursing homes, doctors and hospitals for compensation when they are hurt by negligence could be curtailed under legislation pitting some of the capital’s most powerful lobbying groups against each other. Doctors, trial lawyers, nursing homes […]