Along with promises of more tax cuts, environmental restoration projects and infrastructure upgrades, Gov. Ron DeSantis in his State of the State address on Tuesday again called for the overhaul of a legal climate that he said is a drag on the Florida economy.
Tort reform supporters seem buoyed by the formation of a new Florida Chamber of Commerce panel called the Council of General Counsels as well as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a second 2022 special legislative session to deal with the property insurance crisis.
As the state of Florida and Walgreens face off in a trial over liability issues in the opioid epidemic, tort reform supporters are raising questions about whether protracted litigation is the best way to deal with such a complex social problem.
Florida businesses are sounding alarm bells about a data privacy bill that passed the Florida House’s Commerce Committee last week, arguing that its passage would worsen the state’s legal climate and saddle companies with burdensome compliance costs.
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.
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.
A Florida Senate panel has jettisoned a provision in a data privacy bill that would have allowed consumers to sue companies for mishandling their personal information, but the change was not enough for business groups to end their opposition to the legislation.
A bill to protect Florida businesses, houses of worship, government agencies and health care providers from frivolous COVID-19-related lawsuits became the first measure of the 2021 legislative session to be sent to the governor.
In the wake of companies winning approval for double-digit increases in property insurance rates, a Florida Senate panel this week sent an insurance reform bill to the Senate floor on a 12-5 vote.
A study showing that Florida TV ad markets were inundated last year with legal services spots mentioning COVID-19 or the coronavirus has buoyed the hopes of tort-reform supporters pushing the state legislature to pass legal liability protections.
One thing is clear about COVID-19 in Florida: Residents don’t want businesses to be slapped with lawsuits after surviving the pandemic, as long as they tried to comply with public health safety guidelines.
The Florida Supreme Court’s Dec. 31 decision to adopt the federal standard for summary judgments in civil lawsuits will make the justice system more fair and efficient, according to business associations.
The minimum unemployment tax rate paid by Florida business will shoot up by nearly 200 percent in the new year, adding to businesses’ financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
The Florida state legislature met Tuesday in an organizational prelude to the upcoming legislative session, with new leaders taking their posts and interest groups honing their legislative priorities for the coming year.
Florida voters cast ballots in record numbers in Tuesday’s general election, with election officials pointing to an efficient vote count that wrapped up quickly on Election Day and business owners expressing concern over a minimum wage hike backed by attorneys.
A Florida measure on the November ballot that would boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour has less to do with helping low-wage workers and more to do with ginning up turnout in the presidential election, according to the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
More than seven in 10 Florida voters favor legislation that would protect the state’s businesses from being sued by people who claim they contracted COVID-19 after visiting a commercial enterprise, new poll results show.
