Florida’s Bad-Faith Claims Reform Law Not Retroactive, Appeals Court Says
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Appeals Decisions Give New Ground for Bad-Faith Claims But Support PIP Rules
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PIP Repeal Bill Passes Senate Committee
A Senate committee has advanced SB 1052 on a 5-3 vote. The bill is one of two proposals pending in the Senate that would replace Florida’s no-fault (PIP) auto insurance system with mandatory bodily injury coverage. The other Senate bill has not been heard in committee. Perhaps more importantly, the Florida House also has not […]
Bad Faith Reform Stalls
The effort to reform Florida’s “bad faith” law hit a roadblock in the House of Representative that might signal its demise for this year. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee narrowly defeated HB 427 by an 8-7 vote. The bill would extend the provisions of Section 624.155, Florida Statutes, to common law bad faith claims in […]
House panel votes down bad-faith bill
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Tinkering with bad faith puts citizens’ rights at risk
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Regulatory Reform Transition Team Releases Summary Document
The regulatory reform transition team assembled by Governor-elect Rick Scott has released a document summarizing some of the key elements that will guide the Governor’s administration in the coming months and years. The summary asserts that Florida’s regulatory system in general has lost touch with its strategic purpose and has a culture of imposing barriers rather […]