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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida’s Most Comprehensive Tort Reform in Decades and What it Means for Insurers and Bad Faith Law

This morning Governor Ron DeSantis signed the reforms compiled in Senate Bill 236 and House...

Brett M. Carey
Alexander A. Melvin
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Casualty Litigation

New Florida Tort Reform Law’s Impact on Negligent Security Litigation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law this morning with the effective...

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Casualty Litigation

Florida Supreme Court Could Finally Provide Clarity on Payment of Medical Expenses by Insurers under Florida PIP Statute

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in the case of Allstate...

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Government and Administrative

Fourth DCA: Florida Sunshine Law’s Strict Compliance vs Public Records Act Good Faith Exception

In yet another example of the Florida Sunshine Law’s virtually unblemished and undefeated record, the...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Product Liability

Potential Changes on the Horizon: Florida Legislature Proposing Significant Tort Reform

The 2023 Session of the Florida Legislature will involve a number of significant proposed bills,...

Devin M. Topper
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Employment and Labor

Employers Beware: Highly Compensated Employees Could Be Entitled To Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees that covered employees receive overtime pay when they...

Kayla E. Platt Rady
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Eleventh Circuit Finds Medicare Secondary Payer Act Not Preempted by Procedural Requirements

This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Nicole Sieb Smith
Samantha Duke
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Education

Florida’s New NIL Law Removes Potential Restrictions for Student-Athletes

Florida’s new name, image and likeness (NIL) law allows colleges and universities to help direct...

Reginald Guillaume
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Breaking Down Bad Faith: Insurers’ Good Faith Duties and Defending Bad Faith Claims

Insurance companies facing a bad faith claim are at risk for extra contractual damages—additional damages...

Brett M. Carey
Candy L. Messersmith
Construction

Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects

In late December 2022, the Florida Legislature proposed changes to the Florida Statute of Repose...