Jacob OglesJune 12, 2024
5min0
The Truth Matters political committee reported that all of its money comes through a separate trial lawyer-backed committee.
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Jacob OglesJune 12, 2024
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 8, 2023
7min0
There are nearly 300 lobbyist registrations for the sweeping bill
Jacob OglesJune 12, 2021
8min3318
Insurance carriers say this should stem losses, but believe more work must be done.
Jacob OglesMarch 25, 2021
9min2621
Democrats argue the bill targets the wrong problem.
Peter SchorschMarch 22, 2018
8min701
A group of Florida trial lawyers are throwing their support behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham and are encouraging their colleagues to do likewise, according to letter obtained by Florida Politics. The letter details how many in the legal community were disappointed by major losses at the top of the ballot in past gubernatorial elections […]
Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2016
2min233
Floridians aren’t fans of trial attorneys. A Florida Chamber Political Institute statewide poll released last week found 35 percent of Floridians said they had an unfavorable view of plaintiff trial lawyers. The survey — conducted Sept. 15 through Sept. 20 — found 14 percent had a favorable opinion of trial attorneys, while 24 percent said […]
Michael MolineSeptember 28, 2016
10min407
Will next year’s legislative battle over workers’ compensation rates prove so all-consuming that other state priorities starve for attention? Fears that it might emerged during the quarterly board meeting this week of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., which wants the Legislature to clamp down on the assignment of benefits agreements blamed for driving up its own […]
Peter SchorschAugust 29, 201610min383
When the dust settled after Florida’s 2014 elections, there was one clear loser: Florida’s trial attorneys. Here’s what I wrote in my column identifying the winners and losers of that election cycle: You know how sometimes there is a really sh*tty movie released that, despite the bad reviews and poor showing at the box office, […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016
2min429
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 […]