Florida tort reform legislation News

Florida House, Senate Committees Advance Slightly Different Tort-Reform Measures

A Florida bill that would clamp further limits on attorney fees and litigation passed another Senate committee Thursday, moving it closer to a Senate floor vote. Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, differs slightly from a …

Amendment to Florida Tort-Reform Would Grant One-Way Attorney Fees in Some Cases

A sponsor of a far-reaching Florida tort-reform bill warned last week that the measure, unlike previously adopted insurance legislation, is subject to change as it moves through the House and the Senate. On Tuesday, that proved true as the Senate …

Florida Speaker Says Tort-Reform Bill May See Changes Before It’s Approved

A Florida tort-reform bill that picks up where previous insurance-market rescue bills left off has passed its first milestone and now moves to the full House Judiciary Committee. But the speaker of the House said the measure is far from …