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Florida Bar Association

April 13, 2023

Bill to put guardrails around deposing sexual assault victims younger than 18 moves in the House

Rep. Taylor Yarkosky After an emotional debate, a House panel approved a measure that would bar defense attorneys...

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Florida Bar Association

April 13, 2023

Bill to allow remote attendance at certain juvenile and dependency proceedings clears House panel

Rep. David Silvers Florida law would authorize remote attendance at certain juvenile court and dependency proceedings under a...

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Florida Record

April 12, 2023

New Florida court filings soared to 280,122 in March in runup to signing of tort reforms

A record number of civil cases –  280,122 – were filed in Florida courts in March during the...

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Florida Bar Association

April 12, 2023

Measure to end assigning insurance benefits to auto glass repair companies moves

Rep. Philip “Griff” Griffitts, Jr. A bipartisan “tort reform” measure that would prevent motorists from assigning their insurance...

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Florida Bar Association

April 12, 2023

Bill addresses threats against justices, judicial assistants and their families

Rep. Mike Gottlieb Making death threats against justices and judicial assistants — and their family members — would...

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