Navigation Rep. Tommy Gregory Heeding warnings about foreign influence over Florida’s judicial system, a House panel on Thursday approved the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act.” The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted 10-7 to approve HB 1179 by House Judiciary Chair Tommy Gregory, a Lakewood Ranch attorney.
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Senate Banking and Insurance Committee moves IOTA bill
Sen. Erin Grall Legislation that would have the state’s chief financial officer set the rates paid on the lawyer IOTA accounts, instead of a recently enacted Florida Supreme Court rule requiring lawyers to keep their trust accounts in institutions that tie interest rates for IOTA accounts to specific indexed rate points, has cleared its first […]
Florida lawyers have answered more than 24,000 civil legal questions since 2017 as part of the Florida Free Legal Answers program
Florida attorneys volunteering free counsel through the American Bar Association’s virtual clinic, Free Legal Answers, have answered 24,009 civil legal questions since 2017. That is a response rate of 75%. There have been 31,936 questions posted through the virtual clinic by 37,588 registered client accounts since March 2017 when Florida began participating in the program. […]
Senate Judiciary moves bill to end some med mal suit immunity
Sen. Clay Yarborough A Senate panel has agreed to cap noneconomic damages in medical negligence claims despite hours of testimony by victims and grieving survivors. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted 8-2 to approve SB 248 by Chair Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville.
ABOTA Tallahassee names Judge Stephen Everett ‘Trial Jurist of the Year’
ABOTA Tallahassee Chapter President Jim Floyd, ABOTA Tallahassee Executive Director Vickie Bramblett, and Second Judicial Circuit Judge Stephen S. Everett. At the Winter Tallahassee ABOTA meeting on January 20, Tallahassee Chapter President Jim Floyd presented the annual 2023 ABOTA Trial Jurist of the Year award to Second Circuit Judge Judge Stephen S. Everett. “Judge Everett […]