This past week in the legislature saw one of the first “marathon” committee meetings of this session regarding high-rise condominium inspections and tort reform. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee …
Tort reform bills in both chambers of the Florida Legislature are still undergoing negotiation and change in an effort to fix Florida’s “toxic lawsuit environment” by reducing nonessential lawsuits …
Florida’s 40 state Senators and 119 state Representatives (the 120th seat is open pending a special election) return to Tallahassee today to begin the regular 60-day legislative session. The Senate and House chambers …
Governor DeSantis sent a Valentine’s Day message to the Florida trial bar last week, announcing he wants to pick-up where the December special session on insurance market reforms left off, by eliminating one-way attorney fees in …
This week’s special session of the Florida Legislature goes beyond considering additional hurricane relief to include bills on election law enforcement, illegal immigration, intercollegiate athletics, and special taxing districts, including Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. You …
Governor DeSantis continues to leave open the door for further property insurance market help following the reforms passed in the May and December 2022 special sessions. In comments to the media last week, he said “I …
The Florida Legislature ended its special session this afternoon (December 14, 2022) passing a package of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in our property insurance market and providing economic …
The Florida Legislature this morning begins its scheduled week-long special session focused on addressing the dire escalating issues in our property insurance market and providing economic relief for Hurricane Ian victims. The …
The Florida Legislature ended its special session on property insurance Wednesday afternoon (May 25, 2022) passing a series of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in the Florida’s homeowners insurance marketplace. They also included …
The Florida Legislature ended its special session on property insurance Wednesday afternoon (May 25, 2022) passing a series of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in the Florida’s homeowners insurance marketplace. They also …
