Florida Bar Association

Florida Bar Association

January 26, 2024

House Civil Justice Subcommittee clears bill to curb ‘foreign influence’ in litigation financing

Rep. Tommy Gregory Heeding warnings about foreign influence over Florida’s judicial system, a House panel on Thursday approved...

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Florida Bar Association

January 26, 2024

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...

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Florida Bar Association

January 26, 2024

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...

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Florida Bar Association

January 25, 2024

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...

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Florida Bar Association

January 25, 2024

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...

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