This week, Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed HB 145, a bipartisan bill that passed the Florida Senate unanimously and cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 108–1. For the first time in sixteen years, the Florida Legislature voted to raise the state’s sovereign immunity caps — the limits on what Floridians can recover when… Read More
Written By Sean Shaw. Florida remains the only state in the country that denies families the right to pursue a medical malpractice claim when an adult dies with no spouse and no children. Under the “Free Kill” law, if the person was 25 or older and unmarried, their life is treated as if it has… Read More
by Dale Swope There are several new cases which suggest the continual attacks by insurance companies on treating physicians are beginning to resonate with the courts. It began with the Katzman decision which originally created a category of “hybrid” witnesses who were first-hand observers and were also asked for opinion specifically for litigation. Those hybrids… Read More
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