Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 Florida lawsuit critics eager for their day in court By Brandon Larrabee/News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – In 2003, Gov. Jeb Bush tried to push an expansive package of civil-justice changes through the Florida Legislature. Bills moved easily through the House; the main obstacle to some of the more sweeping […]
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GOP Has Trial Lawyers On Run By KENRIC WARD December 1, 2010 – 6:00pm rial lawyers are getting the bum’s rush at the Legislature, where a Republican supermajority — led in the Senate by right-minded President Mike Haridopolos — will push aggressively for tort reform next year. The Senate Judiciary Committee expects to pass […]
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Gov-elect Rick Scott announces two transition team Posted: Nov. 30, 2010 By Via Press Release Gov.-elect Rick Scott continued taking steps toward getting Florida back to work. Scott today announced two new transition teams tasked with identifying opportunities to reduce the size of government, transform the regulatory climate in Florida and look for ways […]
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Rick Scott announces transition team aimed economy The 76-member team is tasked with finding ways to reduce the size of government, cut regulation on businesses and find ways to attract new businesses to the state so the Republican governor-elect can fulfilll his promise of 700,000 new jobs in the next seven years. Like Scott’s […]
Tort reform an under-the-table issue in governor’s race Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau October 18, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink is a big fan of lawyers. Her husband, former gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, is a partner in a Tampa law firm. Her running mate – former legislator Rod Smith — is a former prosecutor and plaintiff’s […]
The Democratic Party fashions itself as a party of the people. In Florida, those people include plenty of big-time trial lawyers. Nearly $1 of every $10 contributed to the party over the past year has come from attorneys. Many of the largest donations are from large firms specializing in personal-injury litigation. All told, lawyers […]
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Saved From Death Suits in Florida By Jason Garcia | October 4, 2010 How Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Liability In 2003, lawmakers approved a 182-page rewrite of the state’s laws for workers’ compensation. They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect […]
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CHAMBER PUMPS MONEY INTO MCCOLLUM 527 By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 28, 2010… The U.S. Chamber of Commerce steered $500,000 to a political committee associated with Bill McCollum a few hours before Wednesday’s announcement that the Republican gubernatorial contender was being endorsed by the Florida chamber. […]
SCOTT UNVEILS SWEEPING SLATE OF LAWSUIT LIMITS By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 20, 2010…Shortly after he was elected, Gov. Charlie Crist set the tone for his term as chief executive by declaring, “lawyers are back,” signaling an end to his predecessor, Gov. Jeb Bush’s, support for lawsuit […]
Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Suits By Jason Garcia | September 17, 2010 They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the job. And yet Walt Disney World, which is being sued […]
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Disney, SeaWorld accident lawsuits face tough odds Florida law protects Disney, other theme parks against wrongful death lawsuits. September 13, 2010 | By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the […]
THE NATIONAL PULSE Sunshine State Freezes Caps BY JOHN GIBEAUT – JULY 2010 Tampa lawyer C. Steven Yerrid says he didn’t need the job in 1995 when then-Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles came calling on him and 10 other private lawyers to wage war on Big Tobacco. The four-lawyer firm Yerrid founded in 1989 had already […]
Politically wounded personal injury lawyers salvage something By John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau They overcome bruises to get favorable bills on liability waivers and sits against the state. April 20, 2010 TALLAHASSEE – The final passage of the two litigation measures Tuesday gave Florida trial lawyer two legislative victories in a year when few were […]
TALLAHASSEE – As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil-justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of which have already been signed […]
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TALLAHASSEE — As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil- justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of […]
Crist signs slip-and-fall reform John O’Brien – Apr. 15, 2010, 4:35pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – It wasn’t just the transparency bill signed by Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday that pleased a Florida legal reform organization. Crist also signed a bill that puts the burden of proof back on the plaintiff in slip-and-fall lawsuits. Plaintiffs will […]
Benlate Case Defense attorney can be deposed, 4th DCA rules March 11, 2009 Tallahassee tort reform advocate railed in a newspaper column against sanctions after Broward Circuit Judge Charles Greene tossed chemical maker DuPont’s defenses for defrauding the court in a pair of multimillion-dollar cases. The key players in the Benlate case But the origin […]
McCollum’s Legal Bargain By KENRIC WARD – March 29, 2010 – 6:00pm Attorney General Bill McCollum’s lawsuit against the federal government’s newly enacted health-care program has drawn political fire as a costly quixotic venture. State Sen. Dan Gelber, who is running for McCollum’s job, calls the litigation “frivolous” and “destructive to the office.” Gelber, a […]
Reasons for optimism about recovery? March 26, 2010 | Beth Kassab Dare I say it? Things are looking up for businesses. It’s too early to call the economic recovery a solid upturn. The current upward path is still plastered with warning signs: “Beware potential dips ahead.” Yet three developments during the past week converged […]
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Trial Attorneys in Crosshairs By KENRIC WARD February 25, 2010 – 6:00pm Attorney General Bill McCollum’s first order of legislative business is to go after attorneys — and he’s hoping the third time will be a charm. It’s one in a series of tort-reform initiatives that will pit business interests against the trial bar […]
Florida Lawsuit Critics Eager for their Day in Court
/in Jacksonville Times UnionMonday, Dec. 6, 2010 Florida lawsuit critics eager for their day in court By Brandon Larrabee/News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – In 2003, Gov. Jeb Bush tried to push an expansive package of civil-justice changes through the Florida Legislature. Bills moved easily through the House; the main obstacle to some of the more sweeping […]
GOP has Trial Lawyers on the Run
/in Sunshine State NewsGOP Has Trial Lawyers On Run By KENRIC WARD December 1, 2010 – 6:00pm rial lawyers are getting the bum’s rush at the Legislature, where a Republican supermajority — led in the Senate by right-minded President Mike Haridopolos — will push aggressively for tort reform next year. The Senate Judiciary Committee expects to pass […]
Gov-elect Rick Scott announces two transition teams
/in Naples Daily NewsGov-elect Rick Scott announces two transition team Posted: Nov. 30, 2010 By Via Press Release Gov.-elect Rick Scott continued taking steps toward getting Florida back to work. Scott today announced two new transition teams tasked with identifying opportunities to reduce the size of government, transform the regulatory climate in Florida and look for ways […]
Rick Scott announces transition team aimed economy
/in St. Petersburg Times The Buzz BlogRick Scott announces transition team aimed economy The 76-member team is tasked with finding ways to reduce the size of government, cut regulation on businesses and find ways to attract new businesses to the state so the Republican governor-elect can fulfilll his promise of 700,000 new jobs in the next seven years. Like Scott’s […]
Tort reform an under-the-table issue in governor’s race
/in Orlando SentinelTort reform an under-the-table issue in governor’s race Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau October 18, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink is a big fan of lawyers. Her husband, former gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, is a partner in a Tampa law firm. Her running mate – former legislator Rod Smith — is a former prosecutor and plaintiff’s […]
Trial Lawyers Double Down for Democrats, Alex Sink
/in Sunshine State NewsThe Democratic Party fashions itself as a party of the people. In Florida, those people include plenty of big-time trial lawyers. Nearly $1 of every $10 contributed to the party over the past year has come from attorneys. Many of the largest donations are from large firms specializing in personal-injury litigation. All told, lawyers […]
Saved from death suits in Florida
/in The Insurance JournalSaved From Death Suits in Florida By Jason Garcia | October 4, 2010 How Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Liability In 2003, lawmakers approved a 182-page rewrite of the state’s laws for workers’ compensation. They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect […]
Chamber Pumps Money into McCollum 527
/in News Service of FloridaCHAMBER PUMPS MONEY INTO MCCOLLUM 527 By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 28, 2010… The U.S. Chamber of Commerce steered $500,000 to a political committee associated with Bill McCollum a few hours before Wednesday’s announcement that the Republican gubernatorial contender was being endorsed by the Florida chamber. […]
Scott Unveils Sweeping Slate of Lawsuit Limits
/in News Service of FloridaSCOTT UNVEILS SWEEPING SLATE OF LAWSUIT LIMITS By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 20, 2010…Shortly after he was elected, Gov. Charlie Crist set the tone for his term as chief executive by declaring, “lawyers are back,” signaling an end to his predecessor, Gov. Jeb Bush’s, support for lawsuit […]
Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Suits
/in The Insurance InsiderFlorida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Suits By Jason Garcia | September 17, 2010 They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the job. And yet Walt Disney World, which is being sued […]
Disney, SeaWorld accident lawsuits face tough odds
/in Orlando SentinelDisney, SeaWorld accident lawsuits face tough odds Florida law protects Disney, other theme parks against wrongful death lawsuits. September 13, 2010 | By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel They are two of Central Florida’s biggest and best-known employers — and both face the prospect of potentially ugly lawsuits stemming from a worker’s death on the […]
Sunshine State Freezes Caps
/in ABA JournalTHE NATIONAL PULSE Sunshine State Freezes Caps BY JOHN GIBEAUT – JULY 2010 Tampa lawyer C. Steven Yerrid says he didn’t need the job in 1995 when then-Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles came calling on him and 10 other private lawyers to wage war on Big Tobacco. The four-lawyer firm Yerrid founded in 1989 had already […]
Politically wounded personal injury lawyers salvage something
/in St. Petersburg TimesPolitically wounded personal injury lawyers salvage something By John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau They overcome bruises to get favorable bills on liability waivers and sits against the state. April 20, 2010 TALLAHASSEE – The final passage of the two litigation measures Tuesday gave Florida trial lawyer two legislative victories in a year when few were […]
Legislature: Both Sides Claim Victory in this Year’s Fight Over Civil-justice Reform
/in The Florida Times-UnionTALLAHASSEE – As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil-justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of which have already been signed […]
‘Win-win’ Claimed in Lawsuit Reform
/in The St. Augustine RecordTALLAHASSEE — As the House voted Tuesday to send the final pieces of major court legislation to the governor for his signature or veto, both sides moved to claim victory in this year’s fight over civil- justice reform. In all, the Legislature passed four major bills dealing with lawsuits, two of […]
Crist Signs Slip-and-Fall Legislation
/in Legal NewslineCrist signs slip-and-fall reform John O’Brien – Apr. 15, 2010, 4:35pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – It wasn’t just the transparency bill signed by Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday that pleased a Florida legal reform organization. Crist also signed a bill that puts the burden of proof back on the plaintiff in slip-and-fall lawsuits. Plaintiffs will […]
Defense Attorney can be Deposed, 4th DCA Rules
/in Daily Business ReviewBenlate Case Defense attorney can be deposed, 4th DCA rules March 11, 2009 Tallahassee tort reform advocate railed in a newspaper column against sanctions after Broward Circuit Judge Charles Greene tossed chemical maker DuPont’s defenses for defrauding the court in a pair of multimillion-dollar cases. The key players in the Benlate case But the origin […]
McCollum’s Legal Bargain
/in Sunshine State NewsMcCollum’s Legal Bargain By KENRIC WARD – March 29, 2010 – 6:00pm Attorney General Bill McCollum’s lawsuit against the federal government’s newly enacted health-care program has drawn political fire as a costly quixotic venture. State Sen. Dan Gelber, who is running for McCollum’s job, calls the litigation “frivolous” and “destructive to the office.” Gelber, a […]
Reasons for Optimism About Recovery?
/in Orlando SentinelReasons for optimism about recovery? March 26, 2010 | Beth Kassab Dare I say it? Things are looking up for businesses. It’s too early to call the economic recovery a solid upturn. The current upward path is still plastered with warning signs: “Beware potential dips ahead.” Yet three developments during the past week converged […]
Trial Attorneys in Crosshairs
/in Sunshine State NewsTrial Attorneys in Crosshairs By KENRIC WARD February 25, 2010 – 6:00pm Attorney General Bill McCollum’s first order of legislative business is to go after attorneys — and he’s hoping the third time will be a charm. It’s one in a series of tort-reform initiatives that will pit business interests against the trial bar […]