One faction scores win in Capitol’s perpetual ‘tort wars’ while another battleground looms

Stand Strong on Tort Reform

By Jim Kallinger, Chairman of the Small Business and Consumers Alliance For over a couple of decades, Florida was listed on the annual “Judicial Hellholes” report produced by the American Tort Reform Association.  But little by little, under the leadership of Gov. DeSantis, that began to change.  In the spring legislative session of 2023, the Florida legislature […] The post OPINION: Stand Strong on Tort Reform appeared first on Florida Daily.

One faction scores win in Capitol’s perpetual ‘tort wars’ while another battleground looms

One of the state Capitol’s perpetual conflicts, dubbed “tort wars,” pits personal injury attorneys and their allies, such as labor unions, against business groups and their insurers over laws governing which activities can be subjected to damage-seeking lawsuits. Over the years, as one side seeks to expand the universe of civil wrongs (torts) that can be brought to court and the other seeks to freeze or even shrink such opportunities, titanic po…

Walters: In Capitol’s perpetual ‘tort wars,’ another battleground looms

In the latest installment of the Capitol's "tort wars," a new proposal that would've enabled higher payouts for tax disputes was killed.

One faction scores win in Capitol's perpetual 'tort wars' while another battleground looms

One of the state Capitol’s perpetual conflicts, dubbed “tort wars,” pits personal injury attorneys and their allies, such as labor unions, against business groups and their insurers over laws governing which activities can be subjected to damage-seeking lawsuits. Over the years, as one side seeks to expand the universe of civil wrongs (torts) that can be brought to court and the other seeks to freeze or even shrink such opportunities, titanic po…