by Ryan Banfill, FJA Communications Director The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee this week pumped the brakes on legislation (SB 312) creating prohibitions on auto safety glass customer solicitation. The proposal hit the bill in the form of an…
by Ryan Banfill, FJA Communications Director An exposé by Bay News 9 in the Tampa Bay area shines a bright light on the role of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). According to the National Community Pharmacists Association, PBMs develop and maintain…
By Ryan Banfill, FJA Communications Director Does Russian strongman Vladimir Putin have copies of Americans’ most-prized personal photos? With an innocent click of a button, millions of Americans gave a Russian company permission to access their photos and use them,…
by Ryan Banfill, FJA Communications Director Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter accused Johnson & Johnson of helping to create the “worst man-made public health crisis in the history of our state and country.” That’s what he said to a packed Norman, Oklahoma courtroom during…
By Ryan Banfill FJA Communications Director When President Richard Nixon enacted wage and price controls in the early 1970s, iconic conservative economist Milton Friedman cautioned that the policy would spur inflation despite creating the illusion of price stability. Friedman –…
Many of you have signed up to serve on voter protection teams to observe the vote on election day and assist voters. This being Florida – a purple state – we anticipate that there may be recount scenarios throughout the…
By Paul Jess, Executive Director, Florida Justice Association The 2018 Legislative Session was even more tumultuous than usual and proved once again why all of us who seek justice need to be personally involved in local and state politics. The…
By Mike Campbell “Can you draw the pedal for me?” That’s the only question I can remember from my deposition. I was around nine years old and I wasn’t frightened by the man asking me questions, or by the scary…
by Ryan Banfill, FJA Communications Director Sharing stories of the horrors and unspeakable acts they were forced to endure in Florida’s hotels and motels, a group of brave human trafficking survivors this week pleaded with a Senate panel to empower…
By Scott R. McMillen & Allison McMillen Florida Supreme Court strikes parts of §766.106 and §766.1065 that allowed ex parte interviews with treating physicians as unconstitutional. Weaver v. Myers, So.3d , 42 FLW S906, 2017 WL 5185189 (Fla. 11-9-2017). The…