Investigations to Legislation: Florida Lawmakers Weighing Insurance Industry Changes

SB 734/HB6017

The bills would allow non-dependent family members to file medical malpractice suits. Long an issue in Florida, the current “free kill” statute, as it’s known derisively, limits tort actions only to spouses or dependent children of people fatally injured in medical treatment. Critics, including the Florida Justice Reform Institute, insurance companies and medical providers, have said passage of the measures would greatly increase the number of lawsuits filed in the state.

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