Southeast News Fla. Court Clears Way for Video Recording of Adjuster’s Damage Inspections Homeowners and public adjusters may now feel a little more emboldened to record an insurance adjuster’s inspection of a home,... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Contractors File Suit Challenging Assignment of Benefits Law A group of contractors wasted little time in challenging the constitutionality of a law approved at the Florida Legislature’s special... Read More
Southeast News Florida Legislature Passes Property Insurance Reinsurance Bill By Wednesday morning, it was all over except for the speeches. The five-day special session on the insurance crisis turned... Read More
Southeast News Florida Appeals Court Slashes $600,000 Attorney Fee on $52,000 Claim Florida may have one of the most generous attorney-fee mechanisms in the country, sometimes resulting in plaintiff’s fees that are... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Appeals Court Narrows Going and Coming Rule in Work Comp A Florida appeals court has put a fine point on the still-evolving “going and coming rule” in workers’ compensation law.... Read More
Southeast News Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must remain... Read More
Southeast News Fla. DFS Accuses Man of Operating as an Unlicensed Claims Adjuster In another case involving the notorious Strems Law Firm, a Florida man has been charged with operating as an unlicensed... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Court Rulings Hand Tool to Insurers to Stem Claims Litigation A decision handed down Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, along with a recent ruling by state regulators, could give... Read More
Southeast News Insurers Applaud Charges Against Fla. Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and... Read More
Southeast News Citizens Still Struggling With Lawsuits, but Legal Fees and Payouts Decline A committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governing body produced some good news on litigated claims and some bad... Read More