1990 law prevented people from seeking non-economic damages in cases By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida UPDATED: March 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM EDT TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. […]
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 Lannon2025-03-27 20:37:452025-05-14 20:44:30Florida House OKs bill to repeal ‘free kill’ law
Florida Trekking House OKs Bill That Could Lead To More Medical Malpractice Suits Posted byDB – March 27, 2025 For too many families across Florida, justice has never had a chance,⁘ Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-Ocoee, said. But opponents of repealing the law argue it will lead to increased malpractice insurance premiums, which would result in […]
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 Lannon2025-03-27 20:20:192025-05-14 20:31:59House OKs Bill That Could Lead To More Medical Malpractice Suits
FJRI warns of higher costs, reduced access as ‘free kill’ repeal advances — FJRI issued a news release warning of “unintended consequences” if lawmakers approve the “free kill” repeal is enacted. The release claims that HB 6017, which passed the full House, and SB 734, now approved by Senate Rules, will “limit access and […]
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 Lannon2025-03-27 15:55:112025-05-15 15:56:15Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.27.25
By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published on March 27, 2025 at 10:01 am The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill — sponsored Sen. Clay Yarborough of Jacksonville — cleared a major hurdle in the […]
It should be a bright, red flag that Florida is the only state with this special protection for negligent practitioners. A billboard reads: “END THE FLORIDA FREE KILL LAW; REPEAL STATUTE 768.21(8); EndTheFloridaFreeKillLaw.US; PAID FOR BY MARY JO CAIN REIS, is near the intersection South Semoran Boulevard & Gatlin Avenue in Orlando, on Thursday, November […]
Mollye Barrows – Pensacola News Journal – March 26, 2025 Key Points: Florida’s so-called ‘Free Kill’ law could be repealed under HB 6017 Legislators are considering the repeal bill which would remove a provision restricting who can file a medical malpractice lawsuit Pensacola families are among those fighting for the law to change In May […]
Story by Mollye Barrows, Pensacola News Journal March 26, 2025 Sean Harris with his mom and family. Sean died after he was hit by an SUV in 2017. His parents believe medical malpractice may also be to blame but say Florida’s ‘Free Kill’ Law prevented them from filing a lawsuit to understand what happened to […]
HB 6017 received 104 ‘yes’ votes to just six ‘no’ votes Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida Published: March 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. […]
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 Lannon2025-03-26 15:05:392025-05-18 15:09:51Florida House overwhelmingly approves bill allowing families to hold doctors, hospitals accountable for malpractice
1990 law prevented people from seeking non-economic damages in cases By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida UPDATED: March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. House members voted […]
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 Lannon2025-03-26 14:47:132025-05-18 15:11:10Florida House OKs bill that could lead to more medical malpractice lawsuits
Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel Tue, March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM EDT You may have read about something known as Florida’s “free kill” law — a bizarre law that exists only in Florida. It basically says that, even if you can prove that a health care provider’s negligent actions killed an adult member of your […]
Mary Jo Cain Reis says she was outraged to learn that Florida is the only state with a law that bans people like her from suing a hospital that she says negligently killed her father. So she put up billboards like this one in Orlando in 2023 that call for repealing Florida’s so-called “free kill” […]
Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy Staff Reports – March 24, 2025 “Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in Committee debate on wrongful-death bill” via Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix — During public testimony on HB 6017 before the House Judiciary Committee, attorney Mark Berlick said allowing adult […]
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 Lannon2025-03-25 15:14:092025-03-25 15:15:09Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
World Today News March 22, 2025 A Florida House subcommittee has unanimously approved HB 947, a bill aimed at revising the state’s health insurance lawsuit regulations, igniting a heated debate among stakeholders about its potential impact on transparency, fairness, and healthcare costs. Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s legal framework governing health insurance lawsuits is under scrutiny […]
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 Lannon2025-03-22 16:07:502025-05-18 16:08:26House Panel Proposes Changes to Health Insurance Lawsuit Rules: Key Insights You Need
‘Everybody now has skin in this game’: House advances ‘loser pays’ rules for insurance lawsuits Jesse Scheckner – March 22, 2025 Sympathy for insurers has plunged in the wake of bombshell reporting last month. After years of passing insurer-friendly bills to stabilize the market and attract companies to the state, Florida lawmakers are now advancing […]
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 Lannon2025-03-22 12:56:312025-05-18 16:00:12‘Everybody now has skin in this game’
‘We got it wrong in 2023. I think we’re fixing it now.’ Legislation to improve two-year-old guardrails for health insurance lawsuits cleared its first House hurdle this week with uniform support on the dais, but mixed reviews from stakeholders. Members of the House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 15-0 for HB 947, which targets […]
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 Lannon2025-03-21 16:17:122025-05-18 16:41:54‘Do justice’: House panel advances tweaks to health insurance lawsuit rules
‘I expect you bring facts and data and not scare tactics and opinions.’ By: Christine Sexton – March 20, 2025 Rep. Hillary Cassel on Thursday blasted a lobbyist for his testimony on a bill that would increase the potential for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed against Florida doctors and hospitals, accusing him of using […]
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 Lannon2025-03-20 22:23:432025-03-20 22:32:42Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in committee debate on wrongful-death bill
Christine Sexton Thu, March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT (Photo by Kieferpix/Getty Images) Rep. Hillary Cassel on Thursday blasted a lobbyist for his testimony on a bill that would increase the potential for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed against Florida doctors and hospitals, accusing him of using scare tactics to try to sink […]
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 Lannon2025-03-20 16:45:582025-05-18 16:47:37Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in committee debate on wrongful-death bill
Jesse Scheckner – March 20, 2025 ‘If a bad doctor wants to leave, bye.’ House lawmakers are moving closer to repealing a unique Florida law that today blocks many medical malpractice lawsuits. Members of the House Judiciary Committee voted 20-1 for HB 6017, which would erase a state provision referred to by critics as Florida’s […]
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 Lannon2025-03-20 15:04:162025-03-20 15:04:16‘Creating parity’: Repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law cleared for House floor
Health News Florida | By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published March 19, 2025 A Senate committee approved a bill that would clear the way for more malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. On one side are people telling heart-wrenching stories about the deaths of their adult children or parents. On the other are […]
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 Lannon2025-03-19 20:03:222025-03-20 20:55:45‘Not about putting a price on a life’: Sides collide on medical malpractice in Legislature
A Senate committee approved a bill that would clear the way for more malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. On one side are people telling heart-wrenching stories about the deaths of their adult children or parents. On the other are people warning about shortages of doctors and soaring medical-malpractice insurance costs. The two sides are colliding […]
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 Lannon2025-03-19 17:31:312025-05-18 17:31:55‘Not about putting a price on a life’: Sides collide on medical malpractice in Legislature
Florida House OKs bill to repeal ‘free kill’ law
/in Orlando Sentinel1990 law prevented people from seeking non-economic damages in cases By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida UPDATED: March 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM EDT TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. […]
House OKs Bill That Could Lead To More Medical Malpractice Suits
/in Florida TrekkingFlorida Trekking House OKs Bill That Could Lead To More Medical Malpractice Suits Posted byDB – March 27, 2025 For too many families across Florida, justice has never had a chance,⁘ Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-Ocoee, said. But opponents of repealing the law argue it will lead to increased malpractice insurance premiums, which would result in […]
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.27.25
/in Sun SentinelFJRI warns of higher costs, reduced access as ‘free kill’ repeal advances — FJRI issued a news release warning of “unintended consequences” if lawmakers approve the “free kill” repeal is enacted. The release claims that HB 6017, which passed the full House, and SB 734, now approved by Senate Rules, will “limit access and […]
House passes reforms on medical malpractice suits
/in Jacksonville TodayBy Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published on March 27, 2025 at 10:01 am The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill — sponsored Sen. Clay Yarborough of Jacksonville — cleared a major hurdle in the […]
Florida should repeal ‘free kill’ law | Column
/in Tampa Bay TimesIt should be a bright, red flag that Florida is the only state with this special protection for negligent practitioners. A billboard reads: “END THE FLORIDA FREE KILL LAW; REPEAL STATUTE 768.21(8); EndTheFloridaFreeKillLaw.US; PAID FOR BY MARY JO CAIN REIS, is near the intersection South Semoran Boulevard & Gatlin Avenue in Orlando, on Thursday, November […]
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/in Pensacola News JournalMollye Barrows – Pensacola News Journal – March 26, 2025 Key Points: Florida’s so-called ‘Free Kill’ law could be repealed under HB 6017 Legislators are considering the repeal bill which would remove a provision restricting who can file a medical malpractice lawsuit Pensacola families are among those fighting for the law to change In May […]
Pensacola families fight to change Florida’s ‘Free Kill’ law. Here’s why.
/in MSNStory by Mollye Barrows, Pensacola News Journal March 26, 2025 Sean Harris with his mom and family. Sean died after he was hit by an SUV in 2017. His parents believe medical malpractice may also be to blame but say Florida’s ‘Free Kill’ Law prevented them from filing a lawsuit to understand what happened to […]
Florida House overwhelmingly approves bill allowing families to hold doctors, hospitals accountable for malpractice
/in News4JaxHB 6017 received 104 ‘yes’ votes to just six ‘no’ votes Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida Published: March 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. […]
Florida House OKs bill that could lead to more medical malpractice lawsuits
/in Sun Sentinel1990 law prevented people from seeking non-economic damages in cases By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida UPDATED: March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. House members voted […]
Scott Maxwell: Florida should repeal ‘free kill’ law
/in Yahoo NewsScott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel Tue, March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM EDT You may have read about something known as Florida’s “free kill” law — a bizarre law that exists only in Florida. It basically says that, even if you can prove that a health care provider’s negligent actions killed an adult member of your […]
Scott Maxwell: Florida should repeal ‘free kill’ law
/in Orlando SentinelMary Jo Cain Reis says she was outraged to learn that Florida is the only state with a law that bans people like her from suing a hospital that she says negligently killed her father. So she put up billboards like this one in Orlando in 2023 that call for repealing Florida’s so-called “free kill” […]
Diagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
/in Florida PoliticsDiagnosis for 3.24.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy Staff Reports – March 24, 2025 “Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in Committee debate on wrongful-death bill” via Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix — During public testimony on HB 6017 before the House Judiciary Committee, attorney Mark Berlick said allowing adult […]
House Panel Proposes Changes to Health Insurance Lawsuit Rules: Key Insights You Need
/in World News TodayWorld Today News March 22, 2025 A Florida House subcommittee has unanimously approved HB 947, a bill aimed at revising the state’s health insurance lawsuit regulations, igniting a heated debate among stakeholders about its potential impact on transparency, fairness, and healthcare costs. Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s legal framework governing health insurance lawsuits is under scrutiny […]
‘Everybody now has skin in this game’
/in Florida Politics‘Everybody now has skin in this game’: House advances ‘loser pays’ rules for insurance lawsuits Jesse Scheckner – March 22, 2025 Sympathy for insurers has plunged in the wake of bombshell reporting last month. After years of passing insurer-friendly bills to stabilize the market and attract companies to the state, Florida lawmakers are now advancing […]
‘Do justice’: House panel advances tweaks to health insurance lawsuit rules
/in Florida Politics‘We got it wrong in 2023. I think we’re fixing it now.’ Legislation to improve two-year-old guardrails for health insurance lawsuits cleared its first House hurdle this week with uniform support on the dais, but mixed reviews from stakeholders. Members of the House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 15-0 for HB 947, which targets […]
Lobbyist scolded for ‘scare tactics’ in committee debate on wrongful-death bill
/in Florida Phoenix‘I expect you bring facts and data and not scare tactics and opinions.’ By: Christine Sexton – March 20, 2025 Rep. Hillary Cassel on Thursday blasted a lobbyist for his testimony on a bill that would increase the potential for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed against Florida doctors and hospitals, accusing him of using […]
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/in Yahoo NewsChristine Sexton Thu, March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT (Photo by Kieferpix/Getty Images) Rep. Hillary Cassel on Thursday blasted a lobbyist for his testimony on a bill that would increase the potential for wrongful death lawsuits to be filed against Florida doctors and hospitals, accusing him of using scare tactics to try to sink […]
‘Creating parity’: Repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law cleared for House floor
/in Florida PoliticsJesse Scheckner – March 20, 2025 ‘If a bad doctor wants to leave, bye.’ House lawmakers are moving closer to repealing a unique Florida law that today blocks many medical malpractice lawsuits. Members of the House Judiciary Committee voted 20-1 for HB 6017, which would erase a state provision referred to by critics as Florida’s […]
‘Not about putting a price on a life’: Sides collide on medical malpractice in Legislature
/in Florida Health NewsHealth News Florida | By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published March 19, 2025 A Senate committee approved a bill that would clear the way for more malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. On one side are people telling heart-wrenching stories about the deaths of their adult children or parents. On the other are […]
‘Not about putting a price on a life’: Sides collide on medical malpractice in Legislature
/in WUSFA Senate committee approved a bill that would clear the way for more malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. On one side are people telling heart-wrenching stories about the deaths of their adult children or parents. On the other are people warning about shortages of doctors and soaring medical-malpractice insurance costs. The two sides are colliding […]