Jesse Scheckner – October 15, 2025 ‘If you’re feeling a little déjà vu today, it’s because you should be.’ The 2026 Legislative Session isn’t set to start for another three months, but already one of its most contentious legislative proposals is just one vote from reaching the House floor. Members of the House Civil […]
https://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fjri-news.jpg800800Becky Lannonhttps://www.fljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Florida-Justice-Reform-Institute.jpgBecky Lannon2025-10-15 15:24:212025-11-24 15:24:36Proposed repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law again advances to penultimate House Committee
“Puts more money in insurers’ pockets.” by Rachel Beyer – September 28, 2025 Florida passed significant legal reforms in 2023 intended to curb what lawmakers called “frivolous lawsuits” against insurers, but homeowners are reporting increased claim denials and financial strain. The issue is reshaping Florida’s insurance market in ways that favor the insurers over homeowners, […]
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By Chuck Farah, Laurence Huttman and Tiffany Faddis (August 26, 2025, 4:38 PM EDT) Editor’s note: Law360 welcomes opinionated commentary and debate in our Expert Analysis section. To submit op-eds or rebuttals, or to speak to an editor about submissions, please email expertanalysis@law360.com. Despite the approval of the overwhelming majority of Florida lawmakers, H.B. 6017, […]
By William Rabb | August 21, 2025 With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can support their growth and expansion plans, as a passive investor,” […]
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Credit: gesrey/Adobe Stock On June 17, Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court, the Tribunal General de Justicia, released a new set of Rules of Professional Conduct for the Commonwealth’s lawyers, primarily based on the American Bar Association’s Model Rules. The new rules, however, relaxed the prohibition of nonlawyer ownership of law firms, allowing firms to sell […]
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Opinion By William Large Published Jun. 16, 2025, 9:21 a.m. ET | Updated Jun. 16, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers 2025 State of the State Address, Tallahassee, Fla., March 4, 2025. (Official photo) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has made great progress in reforming laws to reverse the growing […]
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Staff Reports – May 31, 2025 —Phew! Part Deux — Justice reform advocates and health care providers joined DeSantis on Thursday while he vetoed the ‘free kill’ bill (HB 6017). “The question is: What would this legislation do for the cost of health care in Florida, access to care in Florida, and our ability to […]
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‘In my judgment, it would lead to higher costs for Floridians, it would lead to less access to care for Floridians’ May 30, 2025 By Jim Ash With a health-care executive and a medical malpractice defense attorney cheering him on, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Thursday in Southwest Florida to announce his veto of HB 6017. […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have restored some family members’ right to file suit after a loved one dies from medical negligence. The Florida Legislature this year approved House Bill 6017 by wide margins. The bill would have repealed a 1990 law […]
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Says he’ll OK non-economic damages only with monetary limits. By: Christine Sexton – May 29, 2025 2:39 pm Sabrina Davis holds a picture of her father, Navy Veteran Keith Davis, who died because of medical malpractice. (Photo courtesy Sabrina Davis) The “free kill” repeal bill has been killed. Gov. Ron DeSantis stuck to his promise […]
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Jesse Scheckner – May 29, 2025 A bill to repeal the unique Florida restriction derisively dubbed ‘free kill’ passed overwhelmingly in both legislative chambers. The Governor vetoed it Thursday. Following through on his mid-May vow to do so, Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked bipartisan legislation that would have repealed a decades-old Florida law that critics […]
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FLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said tort reforms signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis could be replicated by governors in other states. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – May 6, 2025 Florida Republican representatives have made several attempts this year to roll back past tort reforms that […]
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We put an end to the litigation abuse that drove rates ever higher. Now the market is stabilizing. By Paul Renner – May 2, 2025 4:00 pm ET A ‘For Sale’ sign outside a single-family home in Hollywood, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Palm Coast, Fla. Floridians have faced major increases in […]
Florida Justice Reform Institute says it will request a veto. By: Christine Sexton – May 1, 2025 6:26 pm State Sen. Gayle Harrell says he’s been attacked via billboards for opposing liberalization of wrongful-death suits against doctors and hospitals without limiting potential monetary awards. (Screenshot, WPTV) The Florida Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. Ron […]
Christine Sexton Thu, May 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM EDT State Sen. Gayle Harrell says he’s been attacked via billboards for opposing liberalization of wrongful-death suits against doctors and hospitals without limiting potential monetary awards. (Screenshot, WPTV) The Florida Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill that would put an end […]
House members in the Capitol on Friday attached a proposal to resurrect so-called “one-way attorney fees” to a Senate bill on phosphate mining. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: April 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the […]
South Florida Sun Sentinel Ron Hurtibise, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sat, April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the availability of so-called “one-way attorneys fees” in lawsuits against insurers, the Florida House adopted a bill that added their proposal to an unrelated Senate bill on Friday. […]
House members in the Capitol on Friday attached a proposal to resurrect so-called “one-way attorney fees” to a Senate bill on phosphate mining. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the […]
by Danielle – April 3, 2025 Critics of a bill moving through the Florida Legislature say it would shield pesticide and herbicide manufacturers from product-liability lawsuits. “WTF?! Why is the Florida Legislature advancing a bill to give immunity to PESTICIDE makers?” former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz commented. “EXACTLY. Bayer/Monsanto are going state by state with […]
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March 31, 2025 by William Rabb March 31, 2025 by William Rabb The Florida House subcommittee on insurance advanced two hotly debated bills Thursday, one supported by insurance agents but another that was opposed by agents and carriers alike. And another subcommittee voted to repeal the auto insurance personal injury protection law and increase the […]
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Proposed repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law again advances to penultimate House Committee
/in Florida PoliticsJesse Scheckner – October 15, 2025 ‘If you’re feeling a little déjà vu today, it’s because you should be.’ The 2026 Legislative Session isn’t set to start for another three months, but already one of its most contentious legislative proposals is just one vote from reaching the House floor. Members of the House Civil […]
Experts raise red flags as concerning new law leaves homeowners in limbo: ‘Only benefited insurance companies’
/in The Cool Down“Puts more money in insurers’ pockets.” by Rachel Beyer – September 28, 2025 Florida passed significant legal reforms in 2023 intended to curb what lawmakers called “frivolous lawsuits” against insurers, but homeowners are reporting increased claim denials and financial strain. The issue is reshaping Florida’s insurance market in ways that favor the insurers over homeowners, […]
Fla. Misses Opportunity To Rectify Wrongful Death Damages
/in Law360By Chuck Farah, Laurence Huttman and Tiffany Faddis (August 26, 2025, 4:38 PM EDT) Editor’s note: Law360 welcomes opinionated commentary and debate in our Expert Analysis section. To submit op-eds or rebuttals, or to speak to an editor about submissions, please email expertanalysis@law360.com. Despite the approval of the overwhelming majority of Florida lawmakers, H.B. 6017, […]
Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts
/in Insurance JournalBy William Rabb | August 21, 2025 With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can support their growth and expansion plans, as a passive investor,” […]
Puerto Rico Allows ABS Law Firms, but Program Is Still in Progress
/in Law.comCredit: gesrey/Adobe Stock On June 17, Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court, the Tribunal General de Justicia, released a new set of Rules of Professional Conduct for the Commonwealth’s lawyers, primarily based on the American Bar Association’s Model Rules. The new rules, however, relaxed the prohibition of nonlawyer ownership of law firms, allowing firms to sell […]
With veto pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis defends Florida’s health care system
/in Florida's VoiceOpinion By William Large Published Jun. 16, 2025, 9:21 a.m. ET | Updated Jun. 16, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers 2025 State of the State Address, Tallahassee, Fla., March 4, 2025. (Official photo) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has made great progress in reforming laws to reverse the growing […]
Takeaways from Tallahassee — Be prepared
/in Florida PoliticsStaff Reports – May 31, 2025 —Phew! Part Deux — Justice reform advocates and health care providers joined DeSantis on Thursday while he vetoed the ‘free kill’ bill (HB 6017). “The question is: What would this legislation do for the cost of health care in Florida, access to care in Florida, and our ability to […]
Governor vetoes wrongful death legislation
/in Florida Bar News‘In my judgment, it would lead to higher costs for Floridians, it would lead to less access to care for Floridians’ May 30, 2025 By Jim Ash With a health-care executive and a medical malpractice defense attorney cheering him on, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Thursday in Southwest Florida to announce his veto of HB 6017. […]
DeSantis Vetoes Repeal of ‘Free Kill’ Medical Malpractice Bill
/in Insurance JournalFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have restored some family members’ right to file suit after a loved one dies from medical negligence. The Florida Legislature this year approved House Bill 6017 by wide margins. The bill would have repealed a 1990 law […]
DeSantis delivers on promise and vetoes ‘free kill’ malpractice bill
/in Florida PhoenixSays he’ll OK non-economic damages only with monetary limits. By: Christine Sexton – May 29, 2025 2:39 pm Sabrina Davis holds a picture of her father, Navy Veteran Keith Davis, who died because of medical malpractice. (Photo courtesy Sabrina Davis) The “free kill” repeal bill has been killed. Gov. Ron DeSantis stuck to his promise […]
‘There simply isn’t enough justice to go around’: Controversial ‘free kill’ law to survive with Governor’s veto
/in Florida PoliticsJesse Scheckner – May 29, 2025 A bill to repeal the unique Florida restriction derisively dubbed ‘free kill’ passed overwhelmingly in both legislative chambers. The Governor vetoed it Thursday. Following through on his mid-May vow to do so, Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked bipartisan legislation that would have repealed a decades-old Florida law that critics […]
Florida House members thwarted from rolling back DeSantis-supported legal reforms
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said tort reforms signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis could be replicated by governors in other states. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll – May 6, 2025 Florida Republican representatives have made several attempts this year to roll back past tort reforms that […]
Why Trial Lawyers Hate Florida’s Insurance-Market Reforms
/in Wall Street JournalWe put an end to the litigation abuse that drove rates ever higher. Now the market is stabilizing. By Paul Renner – May 2, 2025 4:00 pm ET A ‘For Sale’ sign outside a single-family home in Hollywood, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Palm Coast, Fla. Floridians have faced major increases in […]
Legislature OKs more wrongful-death suits against hospitals, docs
/in Florida PhoenixFlorida Justice Reform Institute says it will request a veto. By: Christine Sexton – May 1, 2025 6:26 pm State Sen. Gayle Harrell says he’s been attacked via billboards for opposing liberalization of wrongful-death suits against doctors and hospitals without limiting potential monetary awards. (Screenshot, WPTV) The Florida Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. Ron […]
Legislature OKs more wrongful-death suits against hospitals, docs
/in Yahoo NewsChristine Sexton Thu, May 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM EDT State Sen. Gayle Harrell says he’s been attacked via billboards for opposing liberalization of wrongful-death suits against doctors and hospitals without limiting potential monetary awards. (Screenshot, WPTV) The Florida Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill that would put an end […]
House resurrects bid to restore attorney fees in insurance disputes
/in Orlando SentinelHouse members in the Capitol on Friday attached a proposal to resurrect so-called “one-way attorney fees” to a Senate bill on phosphate mining. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: April 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the […]
House resurrects bid to restore attorney fees in insurance disputes
/in Yahoo NewsSouth Florida Sun Sentinel Ron Hurtibise, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sat, April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the availability of so-called “one-way attorneys fees” in lawsuits against insurers, the Florida House adopted a bill that added their proposal to an unrelated Senate bill on Friday. […]
House resurrects bid to restore attorney fees in insurance disputes
/in Sun SentinelHouse members in the Capitol on Friday attached a proposal to resurrect so-called “one-way attorney fees” to a Senate bill on phosphate mining. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT In an effort to keep alive their bid to resurrect the […]
RED ALERT: Bill Moving Through Florida Legislature Would “Give Immunity To Pesticide Makers,” Gaetz Says
/in WLT Reportby Danielle – April 3, 2025 Critics of a bill moving through the Florida Legislature say it would shield pesticide and herbicide manufacturers from product-liability lawsuits. “WTF?! Why is the Florida Legislature advancing a bill to give immunity to PESTICIDE makers?” former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz commented. “EXACTLY. Bayer/Monsanto are going state by state with […]
Fla. House Subcommittees Vote to Repeal PIP Law, Pass Two Other Insurance Bills
/in Carrier ManagementMarch 31, 2025 by William Rabb March 31, 2025 by William Rabb The Florida House subcommittee on insurance advanced two hotly debated bills Thursday, one supported by insurance agents but another that was opposed by agents and carriers alike. And another subcommittee voted to repeal the auto insurance personal injury protection law and increase the […]