Updates

Personal Injury Lawyers Attempt to Undo Evidence Standard

March 7, 2016

It should come as no surprise that a portion of the trial bar is trying to undo a law that the Florida Legislature and Governor Rick Scott put into place in 2013.

Lawsuit “gotcha” gimmicks not appropriate for courts

February 9, 2016

Some Florida personal injury lawyers are pulling similar tricks in our courtrooms to pad their pockets by concocting so-called “third-party bad faith” lawsuits.

“Truth in Damages” Reforms Needed for Courtrooms

February 7, 2016

Personal injury lawyers are exploiting a loophole in Florida law to sue for recovery of far more in medical costs than what is actually paid.

Personal injury lawyers inflate lawsuit awards

February 6, 2016

Florida’s personal injury lawyers are at it again this legislative session. Here is a particularly troubling bill they are trying to pass to make Florida’s courts even worse.

Stop Abusive Home Repair Lawsuits

February 5, 2016

Florida homeowners are getting caught up in predatory home repair lawsuits that take advantage of the state’s flawed Assignment of Benefits (AOB).

Don’t Let a Lawyer Be Your Doctor

December 16, 2015

We’ve all seen them, and if you live in Tampa, you’ve seen an average of 451 per day. We’re talking about personal injury lawyer advertising.

It starts with you

October 10, 2015

We all have a role to play in being part of the solution. With your help, we can bring fairness and balance back to Florida’s civil justice system.

Trial bar influence plays major role in Florida

October 8, 2015

What do personal injury lawyers do with all their lawsuit profits? They invest it. And we’re not talking about the stock market.

Money in, money out

October 7, 2015

It’s Day 3 of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, and yesterday we told you about some of Florida’s laws that provide incentive to personal injury lawyers to file abusive lawsuits as a way to get rich.

Florida’s bad laws encourage lawsuit abuse

October 6, 2015

With Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week now underway, it’s important to focus on how these issues are currently at play in Florida.

Florida’s worst-kept secret: lawsuit abuse

October 5, 2015

Today is the first day of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week 2015, and it’s no secret that Florida has a lawsuit abuse problem.

No Summer Break for Florida Lawsuits

September 4, 2015

This year, lawsuits didn’t take a summer break in Florida. Nope, just as […]

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