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Recent News About Florida State Senate
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Litigation financing transparency bill fails to pass Florida Legislature
Tort reform supporters are expressing disappointment over the failure of the Florida Legislature to pass a bill that would have shed more light on third-party litigation financing agreements and their potential relationships with foreign entities. -
Florida Senate passes bill allowing cities to recover attorney costs in lawsuits over local development plans
A bill that would allow prevailing parties to recover attorney fees and court costs in lawsuits challenging certain local government development plans cleared the state Senate this week despite concerns raised by environmental groups. -
Florida bill to stop lawyers from exploiting auto glass law passes state Senate
A Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a bill designed to reduce abusive auto-glass claims lawsuits and protect consumers from substandard repairs. -
Bill to restrict 'over-the-top' legal ads advances in Florida Legislature
A Florida Senate bill would place new restrictions on certain attorney advertisements that critics say can encourage consumers to discontinue their medications and cause lawyers to pocket higher contingency fees. -
Florida Senate passes comprehensive tort reform bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis could sign the bill into law as soon as Friday -
Rising litigation, insurance costs drive health care real estate company out of Florida
Rising litigation costs and insurance rates are two of the biggest reasons a commercial health care real estate investment firm is packing up and leaving the Florida senior living and nursing facility market. -
Report: Litigation claims hit Florida senior living, long-term care providers hard
A new report shows Florida is one of the states hardest hit by litigation claims against senior living and long-term care facilities. -
Senate bill also addresses claims against senior living, nursing facilities
A second piece of legislation has been introduced in the Florida Legislature that would place limitations on litigation filed against senior living facilities. -
Florida Medical Rights Association chair 'very disappointed' in legislature not hearing bills to repeal 'free kill law'
The Florida Medical Rights Association says it is “very disappointed” that the Florida Senate has not advanced measures to overturn a law preventing families from filing malpractice claims. -
Hopes starting to fade for significant civil justice reforms passing Florida legislature this year
Supporters of civil litigation reform in Florida say they are less bullish that the state legislature will produce substantial reforms during the 2022 legislative session, which will hit its midpoint this week. -
Senator will push for more property insurance reforms in coming Florida legislative session
State Sen. Jim Boyd (R-Brandenton) is vowing to push for further property insurance reforms in Florida in the next legislative session after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction against part of an insurance bill signed into law this year. -
Florida lawmakers urged to avoid protracted redistricting litigation
As Florida lawmakers open discussions on redrawing political districts in the state, advocacy groups are expressing hopes of avoiding the protracted litigation and secrecy that occurred during the 2010 redistricting process. -
Florida Senate passes property insurance bill designed to cut litigation costs
The Florida Senate has passed property insurance reforms aimed at holding the line on civil litigation costs that have burdened Florida insurers to the point of suffering an estimated $1.7 billion in losses in 2020. -
Bill protecting farmers from nuisance lawsuits clears Florida Senate
A bill that updates the Florida Right to Farm Act and its restrictions on the filing of nuisance lawsuits against farmers easily passed the state Senate earlier this month on a bipartisan vote. -
COVID-19 lawsuits against health providers brewing as liability bill advances
As a bill to shield health care workers and facilities from COVID-19 legal liability advances in the Senate, supporters warn that plaintiffs’ attorneys are getting such lawsuits in the pipeline quickly to evade the bill’s protections. -
Boyd, Barnaby seek to address financial woes of the state's court clerks
Bills have been drafted in the Florida House and Senate to address fiscal problems facing the state’s county clerks of courts. -
New Florida law paves way for federal bill on endorsement income for college athletes
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has proposed a bill that would allow college athletes nationwide to earn money through endorsements – only a week after Florida’s governor signed similar legislation for its college athletes. -
Litigation driving disruptions in property insurance market, Florida senator warns
Abusive lawsuits driven by tag teams of trial attorneys and unscrupulous contractors are causing the Florida property insurance market to break down, raising the specter of a doubling of premium costs in the next three years. -
Bill curbing inflated injury damages in wrongful death litigation postponed
Legislation that would end jury awards of alleged inflated damages at civil trials was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on March 11 after having passed the health policy committee last month. -
Florida bill to preempt local sunscreen bans advances
A bill that would draw a line in the sand to stop local governments in Florida from banning certain types of sunscreen passed the state Senate Jan. 22 on a 25-14 vote.