Subcommittee votes overwhelmingly in favor of insurance attorney’s contentious legislation By Matthew Sellers – Mar 19, 2025 A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back […]
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robertjrussellcompanies Posted on March 19, 2025 by robertjrussellcompanies A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back on to insurers in certain cases, reviving a […]
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Subcommittee votes overwhelmingly in favor of insurance attorney’s contentious legislation By Matthew Sellers – Mar 19, 2025 A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back […]
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Mar 18, 2025 By Jim Ash Insurance companies, in certain circumstances, would be forced to pay a policy holders’ attorney fees under a measure that is moving through the House. The House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 16-1 last week to approve HB 1551 by Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Broward County insurance lawyer. […]
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Clay Yarborough speaks while a member of the Florida House of Representatives. | Florida House By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published on March 18, 2025 at 4:07 pm 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 […]
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March 18, 2025 – Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — 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 in the Florida Legislature, where a Senate committee Tuesday approved […]
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‘Free kill’ fix moves forward in Senate as survivors argue for medical malpractice reform A.G. Gancarski – March 18, 2025 Sen. Clay Yarborough’s proposal to fix a long-standing gap in state law that penalizes certain survivors of deaths at the hands of negligent doctors continues to move. The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human […]
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How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. […]
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Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address […]
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Florida’s capitol building was the site of a House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee hearing to consider a hotly contested insurance bill on Thursday. (Dreamtime/TNS) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM EDT Policyholders would find it easier to sue their insurance companies under a […]
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Ron Hurtibise, South Florida Sun-Sentinel South Florida Sun Sentinel – March 14, 2025 Policyholders would find it easier to sue their insurance companies under a bill that passed its first hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Thursday. But insurers warned that the bill would trigger the return of excessive lawsuits driven by so-called “one-way attorney […]
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By The News Service of Florida on March 14, 2025 By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the Legislature clamped down on lawsuits against property insurance companies, a House panel Thursday reopened a major debate about attorney fees when homeowners and insurers battle over claims. The House Civil Justice & […]
By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Mar 14, 2025 Updated Mar 14, 2025 Rep. Hillary Cassel, R-Dania Beach, is sponsoring a bill to revamp a law about attorney fees in insurance disputes. – Colin Hackley/File/NSF TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the Florida Legislature clamped down on lawsuits against property insurance companies, a House […]
Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. […]
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Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said distributors, dealers and manufactures of federally approved herbicides would be exempt from certain lawsuits under a Florida bill. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Mar 14, 2025 Critics of large damages payouts from lawsuits challenging the safety of pesticides and herbicides are supporting a […]
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Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained […]
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Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained […]
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Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained litigation and reign […]
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Opinion How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion William Large Fri, March 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM EDT Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has […]
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If this bill passes it will eradicate Florida’s insurance market – FJRI
/in Insurance BusinessSubcommittee votes overwhelmingly in favor of insurance attorney’s contentious legislation By Matthew Sellers – Mar 19, 2025 A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back […]
House Advances Insurance Reform: What HB 1551 Means for Florida
/in robertjrussellcompaniesrobertjrussellcompanies Posted on March 19, 2025 by robertjrussellcompanies A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back on to insurers in certain cases, reviving a […]
If this bill passes it will eradicate Florida’s insurance market – FJRI
/in Insurance BusinessSubcommittee votes overwhelmingly in favor of insurance attorney’s contentious legislation By Matthew Sellers – Mar 19, 2025 A Florida House panel has advanced a measure that could undo much of the work that has been done in the Sunshine State to reduce premiums, and could shift the financial burden of legal battles in insurance disputes back […]
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/in Florida Bar NewsMar 18, 2025 By Jim Ash Insurance companies, in certain circumstances, would be forced to pay a policy holders’ attorney fees under a measure that is moving through the House. The House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 16-1 last week to approve HB 1551 by Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Broward County insurance lawyer. […]
Sides clash over malpractice bill from Jacksonville senator
/in Jacksonville TodayClay Yarborough speaks while a member of the Florida House of Representatives. | Florida House By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida Published on March 18, 2025 at 4:07 pm 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 […]
Sides Collide on Medical Malpractice Issue
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‘Free kill’ fix moves forward in Senate as survivors argue for medical malpractice reform
/in Florida Politics‘Free kill’ fix moves forward in Senate as survivors argue for medical malpractice reform A.G. Gancarski – March 18, 2025 Sen. Clay Yarborough’s proposal to fix a long-standing gap in state law that penalizes certain survivors of deaths at the hands of negligent doctors continues to move. The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human […]
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/in Daytona Beach News-JournalHow much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. […]
How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion
/in Panama City News HeraldBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address […]
Suing insurers would become easier under bill that passes first legislative hurdle
/in Sun SentinelFlorida’s capitol building was the site of a House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee hearing to consider a hotly contested insurance bill on Thursday. (Dreamtime/TNS) By Ron Hurtibise | rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM EDT Policyholders would find it easier to sue their insurance companies under a […]
Suing insurers would become easier under bill that passes first legislative hurdle
/in Insurance NewsnetRon Hurtibise, South Florida Sun-Sentinel South Florida Sun Sentinel – March 14, 2025 Policyholders would find it easier to sue their insurance companies under a bill that passed its first hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Thursday. But insurers warned that the bill would trigger the return of excessive lawsuits driven by so-called “one-way attorney […]
Insurance Attorney Fee Fight Refueled
/in Tallahasssee ReportsBy The News Service of Florida on March 14, 2025 By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the Legislature clamped down on lawsuits against property insurance companies, a House panel Thursday reopened a major debate about attorney fees when homeowners and insurers battle over claims. The House Civil Justice & […]
Insurance attorney fee fight refueled
/in Citrus County ChronicleBy Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Mar 14, 2025 Updated Mar 14, 2025 Rep. Hillary Cassel, R-Dania Beach, is sponsoring a bill to revamp a law about attorney fees in insurance disputes. – Colin Hackley/File/NSF TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the Florida Legislature clamped down on lawsuits against property insurance companies, a House […]
How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion
/in Florida TodayBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Between 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. […]
Florida bill would shield herbicide, pesticide distributors, manufacturers from product-liability lawsuits
/in Florida RecordFlorida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said distributors, dealers and manufactures of federally approved herbicides would be exempt from certain lawsuits under a Florida bill. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Mar 14, 2025 Critics of large damages payouts from lawsuits challenging the safety of pesticides and herbicides are supporting a […]
How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion
/in Pensacola News JournalBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained […]
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/in Lakeland LedgerBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute March 14, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained […]
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/in Tallahassee DemocratBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained litigation and reign […]
How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion
/in News ChiefBetween 2019 and 2023, average homeowner premiums in Florida surged nearly 60%. William Large – Florida Justice Reform Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has passed meaningful reforms to address unrestrained litigation and […]
How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion
/in Yahoo NewsOpinion How much do you pay for property insurance in Florida? Here’s some good news. | Opinion William Large Fri, March 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM EDT Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month revealed good news when it comes to Florida’s insurance market. Yes, good news. During the last three years, the Florida Legislature has […]