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Cozen O'Connor | USA | 29 Mar 2023
Florida Enacts Broad Insurance Reforms Focusing on Bad Faith
From 2019 to 2022, the Florida Legislature enacted four separate property insurance reforms that sought to rein in abusive property insurance…
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | USA | 29 Mar 2023
Florida Tort Reform Bill Highlights
On March 24, 2023, Florida’s sweeping tort reform bill went into effect, addressing a range of substantive rights and procedures. In anticipation…
Wilson Elser | USA | 28 Mar 2023
Florida’s New Tort Reform Package: Placing Responsibility on Plaintiffs for Their Own Negligence
In the most recent round of tort reform, lawmakers in Florida have made significant changes to tort laws in an effort to even the playing field for…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 24 Mar 2023
Key issues for policyholders under Florida’s new tort reform bill
On the heels of last year’s special session on Florida’s property insurance crisis, which, among other things, eliminated one-way fee shifting in…
Harris Bricken | USA | 24 Mar 2023
Florida Tries Again
Florida voters may have the opportunity to legalize adult-use cannabis during the next general elections. First, though, the Florida Supreme Court…
Wilson Elser | USA | 23 Mar 2023
Florida’s New Tort Reform Package: Changes Affect Admissibility of Evidence and Calculation of Medical Damages
A major legislative package, House Bill 837 (companion to Senate Bill 236) expected to be signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | USA | 22 Mar 2023
Florida Appellate Court Rules That Slip and Fall Safety Report is Privileged under Patient Safety Act
The plaintiff in this negligence suit against Shands Teaching Hospital in Florida was visiting a patient when she slipped and fell on some clear…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 21 Mar 2023
Florida Supreme Court Finds an Appraiser Cannot Be “Disinterested” if He or She Has a Financial Interest Related to Services as a Public Adjuster
The Supreme Court of Florida recently affirmed the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Florida’s holding that the president of a homeowner’s…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 16 Mar 2023
Florida Policyholders Face New Hurdles in Dealing With the Appraisal Process
The first few months of 2023 have not been kind to Florida policyholders. In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a bill (SB 2A) that completely…
Greenspoon Marder LLP | USA | 3 Feb 2023
Deadline Set in Florida for Applications to Compete for 22 New Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Licenses
Today, the Department of Health (“the Department”) published an emergency rule, 64ER23-1, setting forth the application deadline window for 22…
