TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 28, 2020) — Today, the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that will create a new standard for determining medical damages from personal injury or wrongful death cases, better reflecting the true cost of damages and preventing attorneys from inflating them to seek a greater recovery. Senate Bill 1668 by…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 27, 2020) — Florida’s personal lines insurance market is still under stress from lawsuit abuse and hurricane recovery. One year since category 5 Hurricane Michael, packing 155-mile-per-hour winds, threw the people, land and economy of northwest Florida into disarray, the unprecedented damage is still very apparent. Recovery is ongoing. Floridians are not…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 21, 2020) — The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance today passed a bill that will prevent attorneys from exploiting an outdated and unnecessary legal tactic to enrich themselves at the expense of insurance consumers. The “common law contingency risk fee multiplier” is intended for use in cases where legal…