By C. Richard Newsome, R. Frank Melton, II, and William C. Ourand Right now, certain companies are feverishly working to deny Takata airbag victims their day in Court. Their method of attack is a “channeling injunction”– a bankruptcy oddity spawned…
With legislation passing the Florida House and sailing through its first committee in the Florida Senate, the first week of the 2018 Legislative Session has been a watershed week for supporters of passing mandatory bodily injury legislation in Florida. FJA…
The Florida House Judiciary Committee officially re-started the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) debate on Tuesday by passing legislation to address the issue. The insurance industry-backed measure would curb the well-established homeowners’ right to assign insurance benefits to home repair contractors,…
On November 14, the House Commerce Committee voted down a series of proposed workers’ compensation “worker friendly” amendments before sending the workers’ compensation bill (PCB COM 18-01) to the House floor for consideration at the beginning of the 2018 Legislative…
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee is working to find middle ground on the contentious, long-running disagreement involving Assignment of Benefits (AOBs) in Florida. Just like a doctor’s patient can give the physician’s office permission to handle payment issues with…
Do you know the feeling when your blood is boiling, your heart is pounding and you want to scream? That’s how I feel now after hearing the latest news out of the devastation gripping Puerto Rico. Maybe I shouldn’t write…
TALLAHASSEE – Responding to people’s confusion and frustration about their rights related to claims, the Florida Justice Association (FJA) today announced the creation of the FJA Insurance Emergency Response Task Force of leading insurance attorneys to assist Florida lawmakers and…
Here's your final FJA Legislative Update [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-hW92nrjA] The handkerchiefs finally dropped Monday to mark the official end of the 2017 Florida legislative session. The consideration of substantive bills ended Friday evening. Reviewing the results of the session, it’s clear…
We’ve come to the final (scheduled) week of the 2017 legislative session. It’s a time when deals are being put together involving bills that have nothing in common except that they’re on somebody’s must-pass priority list. Budget Time So,…
The English classic rock band Supertramp had an album called, “Crisis? What Crisis?" After learning what insurance executives say about the assignment of benefits (AOB) issue, it’s understandable if that’s the conclusion you make. The big insurance message machine has…