Did Florida Appeals Court Put the Final Nail in the AOB Coffin? Maybe January 7, 2025 By William Rabb Almost five years after Florida lawmakers clamped restrictions on assignment-of-benefits agreements and two years after they effectively outlawed AOBs altogether,...
11th Circuit Asks Fla. Supreme Court if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops November 9, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair...
Fla. Legislature Sends Bill Banning Windshield AOB to Governor May 3, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would prohibit assignments of benefits for windshield repairs,...
Roofing Company Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion April 19, 2023 By William Rabb The owners of a Fort Myers roofing company, one that has been the subject of a number of complaints from...
Plaintiffs Attorneys Rush to File Suits Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed into Law March 24, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Senate approved a take-no-prisoners tort-reform bill Thursday and it could be signed into law as soon as Friday....
Florida House Panel Approves Bill to End AOBs in Windshield Repair March 16, 2023 By William Rabb Auto insurance and tort-reform groups are celebrating after a subcommittee of the Florida House Banking and Insurance Committee approved a...
Attorney for Insurer Says Law Firm Working with Contractors to Find New Hurricane Claimants January 25, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurance defense attorney accuses the McClenny Moseley & Associates law firm of teaming up with restoration contractors to illegally...
Viewpoint: Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms December 22, 2022 By John Dickenson and Chad Pasternack For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance...
Fla. Courts Upholding Appraisal Clauses that Bar Assignment of Benefit Cases November 21, 2022 By William Rabb A Florida appeals court has upheld the dismissal of no fewer than 16 auto glass assignment-of-benefits lawsuits against Progressive Insurance...
N.H. Supreme Sides with Pro Se Collision Shop Owner in Assigned Benefit Claim November 17, 2022 Collision repair shop owner Steve Piispanen didn’t hire an attorney because he considers them to be “not educated” when it...