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R Street insurance expert: Florida insurance market recovering after ‘reform legislation’ targeted ‘unmerited litigation’
Jerry Theodorou, the Policy Director for Finance, Insurance, and Trade at the R Street Institute, has stated that Florida's insurance market has reaped benefits from legislative reform measures such as capping attorney's fee awards. These measures have led to a reduction in the volume of "unmerited litigation" within the state. Theodorou made this statement in a commentary on April 4.
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Florida insurance expert on HB 837: ‘the plaintiffs’ bar went to great lengths to avoid application of the new laws to existing cases’
Michael Pagenta, Assistant Vice President of the reinsurance firm Gen Re, stated that Florida plaintiff’s attorneys filed "more than 70,000 lawsuits" in the week leading up to the enactment of tort reform bill HB 837. This action was taken in hopes of "avoiding application of the new laws to existing cases." Pagenta's statement was made in a March 25 post on Gen Re’s website.
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Tort reforms help Florida to shed its 'Judicial Hellhole' designation
Florida has been a regular in the American Tort Reform Foundation’s annual Judicial Hellholes report for decades, but the latest ATRF report removed Florida from the dishonorable designation, citing recent legal reforms signed into law.
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Appeals court: Public adjusters doubling as appraisers is limited by law
Section 626.854 of the Florida Statutes outlines double duty limits
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Sen. Rick Scott signs Moms for Liberty parental rights pledge
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
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'
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
Hillsborough Judge Ann Leigh Gaylor Moe ruled that HB 837 applies retroactively
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AAA to limit home insurance policies in Florida
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
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'
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.