The Florida Legislature is dragging its feet on addressing litigation abuses – from “nuclear verdicts” to a burgeoning property insurance crisis – according to a new report from the American Tort Reform Foundation that places state lawmakers on a “Watch List.”

The ATRF’s 2022-23 Judicial Hellholes report concludes that although Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Supreme Court have taken positive steps to address lawsuit abuses in Florida, the Legislature needs to do more.

“We applaud the Legislature for enacting reforms during a special session to address the ongoing property insurance crisis in the state,” the ATRF study states, “but much work remains to be done if the state is to be removed once and for all from the Judicial Hellholes report.”