Scores of elected local government officials in Florida are suing members of the state Commission on Ethics in a bid to block stricter financial disclosure rules that the officials say would impair their privacy rights under the state’s constitution.
In response to a recent state Supreme Court decision, a Florida lawmaker has proposed measures that would restore the right of crime victims, including on-duty police officers, not to have their names disclosed to the public.
A Florida lawmaker has introduced a measure to legalize certain fantasy sports contests in the wake of the Florida Gaming Control Commission calling on some gaming companies to throw in the towel on their fantasy sports games.
Supporters of an auto-glass lawsuit bill introduced last week say the reform would shatter current incentives that allow repair shops and attorneys to file excessive claims litigation, driving up the cost of auto insurance.
The Florida Legislature has passed and the governor signed a bill formalizing a controversial program to transport unauthorized migrants to other states under the authority of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.
The passage of landmark property insurance reforms this month by the Florida Legislature, including an end to incentives for filing frivolous lawsuits, likely won’t be the last word on insurance reforms, industry insiders say.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the assignment of benefits (AOB) in property claims.
Florida’s one-way attorney fee system favoring plaintiffs in litigated insurance claims should be abolished, the time to file a litigated claim should be limited to one year and assignments of property insurance benefits ought to be banned entirely, an insurance industry insider says.
The Tampa-based state attorney who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week for “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties” said he will vigorously defend his legal rights but has not provided details.
Despite concerns about the potential effects of Florida’s new “Stop-WOKE” law on sex-discrimination training, the president of a national Title IX administrators group does not see the law having any bearing on Title IX training in Florida.
Groups that advocate for academic freedom are becoming increasingly critical of the new “anti-WOKE” law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April, signaling that more litigation to overturn the measure may be in the works.
A trade association representing independent contractors that specialize in making storm repairs has filed a lawsuit against a new property insurance reform measure, arguing that the new law tramples on the rights of contractors and homeowners.
As state lawmakers prepare for their special session on Florida’s property insurance crisis, recent data shows a continuing upward tick in litigated property claims, suggesting that past civil litigation reforms have not produced their desired results.
A Leon County circuit judge has rejected the congressional redistricting map passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, concluding that the plan violates the Fair Districts amendment to the state constitution.
A federal appeals court has overturned an order stopping the enforcement of key provisions of Florida’s 2021 law placing restrictions on ballot drop boxes and absentee voting that the law’s critics argue are discriminatory.
