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On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Case: SC20-1490 (see, 46 Fla.L.Weekly S95a). In this opinion, the Florida Supreme Court further amended the summary judgment (“SJ”) Rule …
The Florida Legislature saved the two biggest insurance issues of the session to the last day on Friday: property insurance and no-fault auto insurance reform. Both passed and there were certainly compromises …
I spent this weekend, what I call the “weekend after legislative session,” reflecting on the previous few months. With the session timeframe being 60 days from the first of March to the end of April, the real work is done …
Haven’t we all been forgetting something this year? Of course, in normal times we would have already had our annual trips to the fair without even the mention of a pandemic. But things are just beginning to open back up …
The Florida Supreme Court last week ruled that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would legalize recreational use of marijuana contained misleading language in its 75-word ballot summary. The initiative, which had already collected …
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s insurer of last resort, lost out last week on its attempt with regulators to apply actuarially-sound rates to its new customers, while allowing existing policyholders to continue enjoying a legislatively-set 10% …
Efforts fell flat on their face this past week by those trying to refute the damning data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) about Florida’s lawsuit factories. It was that NAIC …
The Florida Legislature today begins the final week of its 60-day regular session. Budget negotiations that extended into this past weekend report good progress reaching agreement on what is …
About 90 minutes from my Tallahassee home is Wild Adventures, an amusement park. The name of this Valdosta, Georgia attraction reminds me of this last week’s legislative activities and you will see why as you scroll down in this edition …
“Bring your pet to work day” may not be as common as a Casual Friday around your workplace, but new polls suggest that pets may be allowed to return as co-workers alongside their owners in the post-pandemic office. It may …
