FLORIDA IS HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
Consistently flagged as one of the worst legal climates in the country, Florida is once again on the American Tort Reform Association’s Judicial Hellholes list. While the legislature passed significant legal reforms in the early 2000s, Florida has been on the wrong track since, showing little if any signs of progress. ADA lawsuits, slip and fall, class actions, and a list of other issues continue to plague the state.
Lawsuit Abuse Hurts All of Us
Lawsuit abuse doesn’t stay behind closed doors in courtrooms. When a state’s legal system encourages lawsuits and creates greater liability, we all pay the price. And it’s a risky, expensive road to go down.
Employers start looking at moving jobs to states with better legal climates where they can grow a business with funds currently spent on legal bills. Small businesses risk becoming victims of expensive frivolous lawsuits, which can cost new job creation or force them to close their doors for good. Consumers begin feeling the impact in their pocket book as the cost of lawsuit abuse is passed down in an increased price for a variety of goods and services or higher insurance premiums.
POWERFUL PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER INFLUENCE
Personal injury lawyers have a significant cultural presence and political influence in the state. Infamous for vast advertising investments and attempting to bend the rules, the influence of personal injury lawyers can be seen across a variety of areas in Florida:
- Verdicts: In our courtrooms, they’re undermining laws through activist, litigation friendly interpretations.
- Culture: In our communities, we’re inundated with personal injury lawyer advertising on television and billboards encouraging lawsuits.
- Legislation: In Tallahassee, they consistently block meaningful, common sense reforms that could rein in abuse and create more fairness for all.
- Campaigns: While the personal injury bar may just seem like irritating advertisers, they are actually major political influencers in Tallahassee, using their campaign contributions to exert political influence.
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