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.
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.
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.
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.
A second piece of legislation has been introduced in the Florida Legislature that would place limitations on litigation filed against senior living facilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
