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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Sen. Rick Scott signs Moms for Liberty parental rights pledge

By Juliette Fairley |
The Moms for Liberty parent pledge was launched in Jan. 2021

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SPLC monitoring school threat assessment rule for possible legal action

By Juliette Fairley |
The Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission developed the rule after House Bill 543 was approved

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NFIB: 'The most pernicious pressure for Florida business owners is wage inflation'

By Juliette Fairley |
NFIB released its Small Business Economic Trends report this week

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CALA: If judge's ruling is upheld, cases filed to skirt tort reform law will be dismissed

By Juliette Fairley |
Hillsborough Judge Ann Leigh Gaylor Moe ruled that HB 837 applies retroactively

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AAA to limit home insurance policies in Florida

By Juliette Fairley |
The American Automobile Association cited rising levels of risk as the reason for non-renewal of certain policies

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Study: Floridians filed the highest number of personal injury cases nationwide

By Juliette Fairley |
62.1% of personal injury lawsuits were filed in Florida compared to 11.65% nationwide

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Insurance Information Institute: 'We have a very unstable property insurance market in Florida'

By Juliette Fairley |
Farmers halts sales of new homeowners policies statewide

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CALA: Florida has more nuclear verdicts per capita than any other state nationwide

By Juliette Fairley |
Jury awards $10 million to dead 29-year-old's parents after he was hit by an RV

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Judge: Major tort reform bill HB837 applies retroactively to lawsuits filed before effective date

By Juliette Fairley |
Hillsborough Circuit Court Judge Ann Leigh Gaylor Moe ruled that changes ushered in by HB 837 are procedural not substantive

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Gov. DeSantis poised to enact trial lawyer advertising reforms

By Juliette Fairley |
House Bill 1205 was approved by the Florida House and Senate

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Florida named a Point of Light by American Tort Reform Foundation

By Juliette Fairley |
Florida previously ranked No. 1 on the Judicial Hellhole list

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Palm Beach Gardens tornado victims urged to file insurance claims quickly

By Juliette Fairley |
Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate urges swift action regarding April 29 tornado

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Morgan and Morgan managing partner reacts to 'not one-inch' memo

By Juliette Fairley |
Attorneys are required by the Florida Bar to cooperate with one another

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Florida Chamber: Deluge of storm lawsuits will not interfere with impact of tort reform law

By Juliette Fairley |
Plaintiff lawyers were expected to have filed tens of thousands of lawsuits ahead of the enactment of HB 837

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Report: Litigation claims hit Florida senior living, long-term care providers hard

By Chris Dickerson |
A new report shows Florida is one of the states hardest hit by litigation claims against senior living and long-term care facilities.

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Governor, lawmakers launch bid to curb excessive lawsuits, 'predatory' attorneys

By Michael Carroll |
A reform drive to reduce excessive litigation and prevent “predatory trial lawyers” from targeting individuals, truckers and small businesses was launched Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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James Madison Institute study urges lawmakers to abolish state's one-way attorney fee provision

By Michael Carroll |
As Florida lawmakers prepare for a special session on property insurance reforms next week, the James Madison Institute has released a study outlining a path to reform that includes the end of the state’s one-way attorney fee law.

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Ahead of special session, latest Judicial Hellholes report puts Florida Legislature on 'Watch List'

By Michael Carroll |
The Florida Legislature is dragging its feet on addressing litigation abuses – from “nuclear verdicts” to a burgeoning property insurance crisis – according to a new report from the American Tort Reform Foundation that places state lawmakers on a “Watch List.”