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Lawmakers urged to maintain last session’s ‘tort reforms’
Business leaders, insurance executives, and state regulators are urging Florida lawmakers not to repeal or water down recent “tort reforms” in the March session so a fragile market has more time to recover. “The reforms passed by the Legislature truly brought the industry back from the brink of collapse, that is no exaggeration,” said Citizens […]
Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Manne Foundation partner to prevent homelessness
Legal Aid Service of Broward County and the Manne Foundation Homeless Prevention program are partnering to prevent homelessness and the resultant trauma of displacement for individuals and families at-risk of being unhoused by providing free legal services, rental assistance, and other support services. “[T]he government and many agencies have been spending billions of dollars to […]
Registration extended for Florida Bar’s 2025 High School Moot Court Competition
Participants in the 2024 Florida Bar High School Appellate Brief Writing & Moot Court Competition prepare for oral arguments. The Florida Bar’s 2025 High School Appellate Brief Writing & Moot Court Competition’s case problem is now available on the Moot Court website. This is an important milestone, as each team is now able to start […]
Florida Supreme Court’s revises civil case management reforms before January 1 implementation
The Florida Supreme Court December 5 put the final touches on a framework for the active case management of civil cases with a focus on adhering to deadlines established early based on the complexity of the case, while providing room for customization by judicial circuits through administrative orders that will go into effect January 1. […]