Two law firms have asked the Florida Supreme Court to review a recent 1st DCA decision relating to the availability of certain public records maintained by the Florida Department of Financial Services. The litigation initially arose over the firms’ access to contact information for consumers participating in state-operated neutral evaluation or mediation programs. In the […]
The Florida Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have shed light on Governor Rick Scott’s ability to name three replacement justices as his term expires in January 19. The end of three justices’ terms will coincide with Governor Scott’s expected last day in office, and of course the first day in office for his successor […]
As we begin 2017, we can expect some of the high profile issues addressed early in the year to be continuations of issues that gathered significant attention in 2016. One of the hottest topics early in the year is likely to be the state of Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance market. Beginning with reforms made in […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced this week that filings of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) are now available through the OIR’s I-File system. This includes prior filings dating back to the 2001 implementation of the electronic filing system. NCCI wrote to the OIR acknowledging that both the OIR and NCCI […]