Louisiana Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Insurers June 18, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry vetoed a bill last week that would have limited bad faith lawsuits against insurers, a move...
Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know June 16, 2025 By Brett Carey Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida. With the enactment in...
Insurer Group, Reinsurer Call for U.S. Legal System Reforms Armed with Survey March 5, 2024 An insurer group and a reinsurer are calling for reforms to the U.S. legal system armed with a survey they...
As Lawyers Warned, Fla. Courts Flooded with Suits Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed May 23, 2023 By William Rabb Just as the plaintiffs’ law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state...
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,...
Fla. Tort Reform Bill Aims to Pick Up Where Lawmakers Left Off March 1, 2023 By William Rabb Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known...
DeSantis Pitches More Tort Reform, Trial Lawyers Push Back February 15, 2023 By William Rabb It’s now clear what the regular session of the Florida Legislature will focus on when lawmakers convene March 7: More...
Ohio Court Rejects Caps on Damages in Some Child Rape Cases December 19, 2022 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Kantele Franko COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman repeatedly raped as a child is eligible for millions of dollars in additional compensation...
9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply June 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does...
Calif. Supreme: Malpractice Damage Cap Protects Unsupervised Physician Assistants February 28, 2022 By Jim Sams California’s $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits applies to actions by physician assistants even if they are...