A.G. Gancarski – March 4, 2024 The Florida Justice Reform Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Insurance Council all support the legislation. The Senate has approved legislation requiring more information from people looking for compensation in asbestos and silica cases via 2005’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Republican Sen. Travis Hutson’s bill (SB 720), […]
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A.G. Gancarski – February 21, 2024 Similar legislation is on the House calendar. A Senate panel is advancing legislation that would put new restrictions on those seeking redress from defendants via 2005’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Sen. Travis Hutson’s measure (SB 720) compels claimants to provide more information about their smoking history, along with info about […]
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Christine Jordan Sexton – February 19, 2024 Government shouldn’t have a right to hurt your kid in a negligent action and there’s no recovery whereas a private sector company can hurt your kid and pay reasonable compensation.” A closely-watched legislative battle over sovereign immunity caps may not be over. The proposal’s fate appeared to be […]
Florida could make it harder to sue polluters, assisted living owners The bills are backed by powerful business groups An aerial of a massive sinkhole that opened up underneath a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry in 2016. [ Times (2016) ] By Lawrence Mower Times staff – Published Feb. 18, 2024 […]
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BILL DEALING WITH ASBESTOS-RELATED CLAIMS MOVES IN THE HOUSE Feb 15, 2024 By Jim Ash A measure making it easier for businesses to avoid asbestos-related claims is headed to the House floor, over the objection of trial attorneys and veterans’ groups. The House Judiciary Committee voted 15-6 to approve HB 1367 by Rep. Robbie Brackett, R-Vero […]
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Staff Reports – February 14, 2024 A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink. Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics First Shot Of all the things new mothers in Florida must deal with, jury duty soon won’t be one of them. […]
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Christine Jordan Sexton – February 13, 2024 It’s the second time this Session that a top Republican lawmaker is trying to link together contentious legislation dealing with lawsuits. For the second time this Session, a top Republican legislator is trying to link together contentious legislation dealing with lawsuits in order to try to win enough […]
BY MATT DIXON – |02/09/2017 12:02 PM EST TALLAHASSEE — Some lawmakers want to ask voters to apply term-limits to some judges, a proposal that received pushback from the legal community Thursday, but ultimately passed its first committee stop. The bill, HJR 1, if passed would ask voters to approve 12-year terms for appeals court judges […]
Christine Jordan Sexton February 7, 2024 The issue is a top priority for the Florida Justice Reform Institute and the American Tort Reform Foundation. While it may have slowed down in the House, a Senate panel this week approved an insurance industry-backed bill that cracks down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Orlando […]
Christine Jordan Sexton – February 5, 2024 The bill didn’t have the support it needed to pass the subcommittee. For the second time in as many weeks, the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee deferred a vote on legislation to crack down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Subcommittee member and Jacksonville Republican Rep. Wayne Duggan was absent, and […]
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Christine Jordan Sexton – January 29, 2024 The legislation is a priority for the Florida Justice Reform Institute The House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee deferred a vote on legislation to crack down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Subcommittee Vice Chairman David Smith announced a vote on HB 1179 was being deferred at bill co-sponsor and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Tommy Gregory’s request. […]
Staff Reports – January 29, 2024 A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink. Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Legislation that would crack down on third-party litigation financiers appeared to be on the fast track, but it hit a snag […]
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Christine Jordan Sexton – January 25, 2024 Litigation financing was left out of last year’s omnibus tort bill, and in previous years the bills have died in committee. The Republican-controlled Legislature is moving a proposal that would crack down on outside parties who help bankroll lawsuits by requiring attorneys who contract with them to disclose that […]
Litigation financing is on the rise and pro-business groups in Florida support a bill requiring disclosure of third party financiers. (Shutterstock) By Ron Hurtibise | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: January 23, 2024 at 6:13 p.m. As legal fees grow larger, more and more plaintiffs are forced to borrow money to fund lawsuits against parties they contend caused […]
By Jim Saunders Jan 22, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — Florida senators Monday began moving forward with a proposal that would make major changes in the state’s medical-malpractice laws, including limiting pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits against doctors and hospitals. The proposal refueled a decades-long debate in the Capitol about damage caps, pitting doctors, hospitals, insurers and business […]
By Florida Daily -December 6, 2023, 4:00 pm The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual Judicial Hellholes report this week and Florida is no longer listed on it. “Florida has long been a top five judicial hellhole, but steadily improved under Governor Ron DeSantis’ leadership, with ATRA upgrading Florida to the ‘watch list’ in 2020,” said William Large, the […]
FLORIDA RECORD Attorney Ashley Kalifeh expects dramatic reductions in auto glass litigation in Florida in 2024. | Capital City Consulting By Michael Carroll – Dec 1, 2023 Nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits were filed in Florida during the first three quarters of 2023 despite the passage of recent legal reform measures, far outpacing the level of […]
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Nov 27, 2023 By Jim Ash Florida House members are renewing a bipartisan effort to eliminate a Florida law that prevents some surviving family members from recovering damages for medical negligence. Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Zephyrhills, and Rep. Johanna Lopez, D-Orlando, are co-sponsoring HB 129, otherwise known as the “Keith Davis Family Protection Act.” Rep. Mike Beltran […]
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Florida House Bill 129 would repeal the age and marital status requirements that decide which family members can sue for medical malpractice wrongful deaths. Luke Sukhram (left), 8, and his mother Sabrina Davis (right)stand with a photo of her father, Keith Davis, in Gainesville,Fla. on Nov. 1, 2021 after Mr. Davis passed away in 2020 […]
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A coterie of glass repair shops and lawyers has exploited legal loopholes in Florida to rake in millions of dollars in insurance payouts. Legislators are trying to end it. Eli Nan November 12, 2023 at 9:21 a.m. EST (iStock/Getty Images) They roam Florida parking lots and carwashes in search of cars with damaged windshields, often […]
Senate cracks down on asbestos and silica claims
/in Florida PoliticsA.G. Gancarski – March 4, 2024 The Florida Justice Reform Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Insurance Council all support the legislation. The Senate has approved legislation requiring more information from people looking for compensation in asbestos and silica cases via 2005’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Republican Sen. Travis Hutson’s bill (SB 720), […]
Senate bill forcing asbestos, silica claimants to divulge smoking history clears final committee
/in Florida PoliticsA.G. Gancarski – February 21, 2024 Similar legislation is on the House calendar. A Senate panel is advancing legislation that would put new restrictions on those seeking redress from defendants via 2005’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Sen. Travis Hutson’s measure (SB 720) compels claimants to provide more information about their smoking history, along with info about […]
Paul Renner still supports sovereign immunity caps
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – February 19, 2024 Government shouldn’t have a right to hurt your kid in a negligent action and there’s no recovery whereas a private sector company can hurt your kid and pay reasonable compensation.” A closely-watched legislative battle over sovereign immunity caps may not be over. The proposal’s fate appeared to be […]
Florida could make it harder to sue polluters, assisted living owners
/in Tampa Bay TimesFlorida could make it harder to sue polluters, assisted living owners The bills are backed by powerful business groups An aerial of a massive sinkhole that opened up underneath a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry in 2016. [ Times (2016) ] By Lawrence Mower Times staff – Published Feb. 18, 2024 […]
BILL DEALING WITH ASBESTOS-RELATED CLAIMS MOVES IN THE HOUSE
/in Florida Bar NewsBILL DEALING WITH ASBESTOS-RELATED CLAIMS MOVES IN THE HOUSE Feb 15, 2024 By Jim Ash A measure making it easier for businesses to avoid asbestos-related claims is headed to the House floor, over the objection of trial attorneys and veterans’ groups. The House Judiciary Committee voted 15-6 to approve HB 1367 by Rep. Robbie Brackett, R-Vero […]
Last Call for 2.14.24 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
/in Florida PoliticsStaff Reports – February 14, 2024 A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink. Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics First Shot Of all the things new mothers in Florida must deal with, jury duty soon won’t be one of them. […]
All aboard? Tommy Gregory proposes tort train to move controversial third-party financing bill
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – February 13, 2024 It’s the second time this Session that a top Republican lawmaker is trying to link together contentious legislation dealing with lawsuits. For the second time this Session, a top Republican legislator is trying to link together contentious legislation dealing with lawsuits in order to try to win enough […]
House Panel Passes Judicial Term-limits Bill, a Priority for Corcoran
/in PoliticoBY MATT DIXON – |02/09/2017 12:02 PM EST TALLAHASSEE — Some lawmakers want to ask voters to apply term-limits to some judges, a proposal that received pushback from the legal community Thursday, but ultimately passed its first committee stop. The bill, HJR 1, if passed would ask voters to approve 12-year terms for appeals court judges […]
Senate panel advances third-party litigation financier crackdown
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton February 7, 2024 The issue is a top priority for the Florida Justice Reform Institute and the American Tort Reform Foundation. While it may have slowed down in the House, a Senate panel this week approved an insurance industry-backed bill that cracks down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Orlando […]
Deferred again: Third party litigation financing bill lingers in House Appropriations Subcommittee
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – February 5, 2024 The bill didn’t have the support it needed to pass the subcommittee. For the second time in as many weeks, the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee deferred a vote on legislation to crack down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Subcommittee member and Jacksonville Republican Rep. Wayne Duggan was absent, and […]
House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee defers vote on third-party tort financing bill
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – January 29, 2024 The legislation is a priority for the Florida Justice Reform Institute The House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee deferred a vote on legislation to crack down on the $13.5 billion third-party litigation financing industry. Subcommittee Vice Chairman David Smith announced a vote on HB 1179 was being deferred at bill co-sponsor and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Tommy Gregory’s request. […]
Last Call for 1.29.24 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
/in Florida PoliticsStaff Reports – January 29, 2024 A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink. Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Legislation that would crack down on third-party litigation financiers appeared to be on the fast track, but it hit a snag […]
Senate, House committees move bills targeting third-party litigation financing
/in Florida PoliticsChristine Jordan Sexton – January 25, 2024 Litigation financing was left out of last year’s omnibus tort bill, and in previous years the bills have died in committee. The Republican-controlled Legislature is moving a proposal that would crack down on outside parties who help bankroll lawsuits by requiring attorneys who contract with them to disclose that […]
Who’s funding your lawsuit? Florida bills would require disclosure
/in South Florida Sun-SentinelLitigation financing is on the rise and pro-business groups in Florida support a bill requiring disclosure of third party financiers. (Shutterstock) By Ron Hurtibise | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel UPDATED: January 23, 2024 at 6:13 p.m. As legal fees grow larger, more and more plaintiffs are forced to borrow money to fund lawsuits against parties they contend caused […]
Medical Malpractice Caps Emerge in Senate
/in News Service of FloridaBy Jim Saunders Jan 22, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — Florida senators Monday began moving forward with a proposal that would make major changes in the state’s medical-malpractice laws, including limiting pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits against doctors and hospitals. The proposal refueled a decades-long debate in the Capitol about damage caps, pitting doctors, hospitals, insurers and business […]
Florida Gets Off ATRA’s Judicial Hellhole List
/in Florida DailyBy Florida Daily -December 6, 2023, 4:00 pm The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual Judicial Hellholes report this week and Florida is no longer listed on it. “Florida has long been a top five judicial hellhole, but steadily improved under Governor Ron DeSantis’ leadership, with ATRA upgrading Florida to the ‘watch list’ in 2020,” said William Large, the […]
Florida attorneys filed nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits in first 9 months of 2023, despite reforms
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Attorney Ashley Kalifeh expects dramatic reductions in auto glass litigation in Florida in 2024. | Capital City Consulting By Michael Carroll – Dec 1, 2023 Nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits were filed in Florida during the first three quarters of 2023 despite the passage of recent legal reform measures, far outpacing the level of […]
Bill Would Allow More Surviving Family Members to Recover Damages in Medical Negligence Cases
/in Florida Bar NewsNov 27, 2023 By Jim Ash Florida House members are renewing a bipartisan effort to eliminate a Florida law that prevents some surviving family members from recovering damages for medical negligence. Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Zephyrhills, and Rep. Johanna Lopez, D-Orlando, are co-sponsoring HB 129, otherwise known as the “Keith Davis Family Protection Act.” Rep. Mike Beltran […]
Florida Lawmakers Move to Change State’s Wrongful Death ‘Free Kill’ Law
/in The Epoch TimesFlorida House Bill 129 would repeal the age and marital status requirements that decide which family members can sue for medical malpractice wrongful deaths. Luke Sukhram (left), 8, and his mother Sabrina Davis (right)stand with a photo of her father, Keith Davis, in Gainesville,Fla. on Nov. 1, 2021 after Mr. Davis passed away in 2020 […]
How Florida’s ‘unscrupulous’ auto glass shops fuel an insurance crisis
/in Washington PostA coterie of glass repair shops and lawyers has exploited legal loopholes in Florida to rake in millions of dollars in insurance payouts. Legislators are trying to end it. Eli Nan November 12, 2023 at 9:21 a.m. EST (iStock/Getty Images) They roam Florida parking lots and carwashes in search of cars with damaged windshields, often […]