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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 […]

Peter SchorschApril 1, 2015

Who would have guessed on primary night 2014 that the Florida Justice Association would look so formidable at halftime of this year’s Legislative Session? After playing and losing in a handful of Republican primaries that night, the FJA continued to take a political battering last cycle. They doubled down on Charlie Crist‘s close-but-no-cigar challenge to Rick […]

Peter SchorschApril 1, 2015

Who would have guessed on primary night 2014 that the Florida Justice Association would look so formidable at halftime of this year’s Legislative Session? After playing and losing in a handful of Republican primaries that night, the FJA continued to take a political battering last cycle. They doubled down on Charlie Crist‘s close-but-no-cigar challenge to Rick Scott, Amendment 2 […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

Lobbyist Reggie Garcia is the subject of the newest chapter of the “4th Floor Files.” Garcia is also a clemency lawyer who spends a lot of his time lobbying the governor and Cabinet for clemency on behalf of clients. Garcia has his own practice and his lobbying clients include Clinton Treadway, the Florida Justice Association, […]

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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

Takeaway from Tallahassee — Midway through 2015 session, Florida Justice Association emerging as early winner

Midway through 2015 Session, Florida Justice Association emerging as early winner

“4th Floor files” talks with Reggie Garcia about winning, “The Fugitive” and getting it in writing