Just over a week ago, the Governor signed House Bill HB 337 – called the “Courts Bill.” It had some last minute changes included that legislative leadership labeled “must pass” dealing with clerk of courts budget issues. The bill raises the threshold of disputes assigned to circuit court from $15,000 to $50,000 over the next …
Governor DeSantis has signed the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform bill into law as well as another bill that eliminated the one-way attorney fee incentive in AOBs immediately, even before the AOB reform law itself takes effect on July 1. Those attorneys who make their living suing insurance companies over …
The Atlantic hurricane season is already off to a fast start, with our first tropical system behind us, and there’s encouraging news that Floridians are taking the threat of hurricanes more seriously this year. The state Division of Emergency Management has added staff, the state’s sales tax holiday on hurricane …
The start of another hurricane season is coming too soon for residents of Florida’s Panhandle, still reeling from the effects of last season’s devastating Hurricane Michael. Much of the Cat 5 storm’s damage is still evident in the core six-county area and recovery has been slow, still lacking Congressional disaster …
Every year I attend the National Flood Conference, which opened yesterday in Washington D.C. and runs through Wednesday. The mood here is especially tentative given the recent two-weekend temporary extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and renewed calls by influential coastal lawmakers to cap the NFIP’s planned Risk Rating …
Three newsletters ago we reported here on how the new Florida Supreme Court was reversing prior rulings made by the Court. They were at it again last week, this time in a case that affects the standard used for expert witness testimony in court proceedings, which could have …
Call it “The Jetsons” meet “Miami Vice”. A luxury high-rise condo set to open later this year in downtown Miami has been built to include a “flying carport” for future flying cars. It will allow residents to take-off and land from the roof and go right into …
Last week on May 29, marked the 66th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay becoming the first pioneers to successfully summit Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. At 29,035 feet above sea level, Mount Everest stands on the crest of the Great Himalayas in Asia, resting on the border dividing Nepal …
