A bill is advancing in the Florida legislature that would allow businesses to sue local governments for damages if their profits or revenues drop 15% as a result of a local government regulation
Business groups remained upbeat as Florida lawmakers passed a series of bills to counter COVID-19 mandates in the state during a special session this week called by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida property insurers won a pair of recent appeals court decisions that found the companies didn’t have to pay policy benefits to third-party contractors, offering some good news for an industry that suffered $1.5 billion in losses last year.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against a newly enacted law imposing a $3,000 cap on individual contributions in support of ballot initiatives, arguing that it violates free speech rights.
Two consumer data privacy bills died in the Florida legislature during the final days of the 2021 session in what amounted to a win for business groups concerned about the bills’ potential litigation and financial burdens.
Florida lawmakers are racing to find common ground between competing data privacy bills as the legislative session draws to a close and businesses raise red flags about what they see as financial burdens and litigation issues in the bills.
Attorneys representing 26 Florida cities are reviewing a state appeals court ruling that rejected their arguments challenging a 2011 Florida law’s provision of civil penalties for officials who approve certain firearms restrictions.
Florida is considering legislation that would penalize protesters who break the law while exercising their right to demonstrate, Flagler Live reported.
A court referee’s recent conclusion that Florida plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems should be suspended for two years sends a forceful warning to other lawyers pursuing lawsuits-for-profit strategies, according to the Florida-based Consumer Protection Coalition.
Rank-and-file folks seem to think small businesses are protected from liability amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of a popular eatery in Orlando said during a recent Florida Record interview.
The Florida Health Care Association has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to protect nursing homes and health care professionals from legal repercussions when it comes to treating patients with the COVID-19 virus.
Calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint an African-American judge to the state Supreme Court have intensified in recent weeks as the deadline nears for him to fill two vacant judicial seats.
Attorney General Ashley Moody , while participating in a Teach a Girl to Lead program in Bay County, announced the appointment of Anne Corcoran to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.
Florida activists are stepping up efforts to revise what they say is a discriminatory wrongful death law, but the president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute sees potential pitfalls if the effort succeeds.
TALLAHASSEE -- Legislation in the Florida Legislature that would bar state and local governments from suing over public records requests probably will - yet again - have strong support in the House but the real battle will be in the Senate, according to the the president of a free speech advocacy group.
TALLAHASSEE — As Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis accelerates his efforts toward additional assignment of benefits (AOB) reform, the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) says it is on board with a renewed effort to overhaul the law relating to auto glass claims.