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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

Floridians aren’t fond of trial attorneys. Those were among the findings of a new poll released by the Florida Chamber Political Institute on Wednesday. The survey, among other things, tried to gauge public opinion of plaintiff trial lawyers. The response? Not great. The survey found 34 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of plaintiff […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2016

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, but it’s difficult to image a stranger pairing than Associated Industries of Florida and the state’s trial lawyers. But that is the suggestion of ace reporter Jason Garcia of Florida Trend. Few political journalists covering Florida politics are better at connecting the well-hidden dots of the state’s byzantine […]

Michael MolineAugust 18, 2016

A public hearing this week represented a major battle in the war over a proposed major increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums, but the fighting is by no means over. The Office of Insurance Regulation will accept public comments on the proposed 19.6 percent hike until close of business Aug. 23. “While there is no […]

Michael MolineAugust 16, 2016

Trial attorneys mounted an ardent defense Tuesday of Florida Supreme Court rulings blamed by business interests for threatening an increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums of nearly 20 percent. Mark Touby, a Coral Gables attorney who helped persuade the justices to eliminate a limit on attorney fees in workers’ compensation cases, insisted during a public […]

Phil AmmannNovember 5, 2015

Consumer advocate attorney Gary Farmer announced solid fundraising numbers for October, with $210,000 raised in the first month as a candidate for Florida Senate District 29. Farmer, a former president of the Florida Justice Association, is seeking the seat currently held by term-limited Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Ring. SD 29 covers most of Broward County. […]

Ryan RayOctober 22, 2015

State lawmakers are in Tallahassee for the fourth time this year to amend Senate maps found by courts to contain improper political bias. With little committee action on the calendar Thursday, several majority-party legislators got to work on their priorities ahead of the 2016 Legislative Session, which begins in January. Here’s a quick look at […]

Drew WilsonOctober 5, 2015

Senate District 29 got a second filer Monday, setting up an expensive and contentious Democratic Primary for the Broward County seat held by term-limited Sen. Jeremy Ring. Fort Lauderdale attorney Gary Farmer, who was the 2012-13 president of the Florida Justice Association, will face off against former Rep. Jim Waldman for the seat. Farmer’s entry […]

Ryan RayApril 14, 2015

It seems lawmakers hit the annual “drink, drop and dash” scene exceptionally hard this year. Legislators are prohibited from raising campaign cash during the Legislative Session in Tallahassee. However, in the run-up beforehand, statehouse pols pulled in more than $1 million dollars in eleventh-hour contributions. Much of it came from lobbyists and business interests who […]

Ryan RayApril 12, 2015

Ahead of the 2015 Legislative Session, one of the most intriguing legislative food fights brewing was that between major tobacco manufacturers seeking to limit payouts to claimants suing them under the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement and the trial attorneys who stand to gain substantially from pursuing those claims. The Florida Justice Association, those attorneys’ primary influence […]

Ryan RayApril 8, 2015

Former Coconut Creek City Commissioner and former state Rep. Jim Waldman has kicked in $200,00 of his own money to his bid to succeed Margate Sen. Jeremy Ring in the state Senate, according to recent filings with the Division of Elections. Waldman is putting his money where his mouth is with a substantial personal investment in taking over for the […]

Tag: Florida Justice Association

Florida Chamber poll finds 34% of Floridians have unfavorable view of trial attorneys

Associated Industries of Florida, trial lawyers working together? That would make for strange bedfellows

No deadline for decision on big workers’ comp hike

Attorneys defend Florida Supreme Court decision on workers’ comp rate increase

Democrat Gary Farmer posts $210K in first month of SD 29 race

Legislative roundup: Slew of Republican bills introduced Thursday

SD 29 race gets second filer, setting up Democratic Primary

Legislators raked in campaign cash just before Session start

Support for Big Tobacco claims reform snuffed out as Florida Justice pivots

Jim Waldman lends himself $200k to jump start campaign