Insurance Consumers: Be Prepared!
Here are some tips for insurance consumers in preparation for the storm ahead! First and foremost - BE SAFE!
2016 FJA Founders’ Award Recipients
Each year, at the Founders' Award Luncheon, we commemorate the legacy of the Founders of the FJA and the admirable characteristics they demonstrated, and we also recognize the distinguished individuals whom we look up to and whose stories inspire us…
PIP Actuarial Study Released
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. was retained by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to conduct an actuarial study to estimate the cost savings that have resulted from HB 119, which introduced a series of automobile insurance reforms for the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage.
Masters of Justice Spotlight: Pre-litigation tips on what you absolutely must know and do
Spotlight: Insurance Bad Faith Seminar
This year’s seminar will feature some of the early innovators who literally “wrote the book” on Bad Faith law. Two of the speakers have handled landmark cases that shaped the development of bad faith law in the State of Florida. I’m looking forward to hearing from these litigators who have made a huge an impact on our industry.
– Waylon Thompson, Insurance Bad Faith Seminar Co-Chair
Masters of Justice Spotlight: Auto Negligence Seminar
The FJA Auto Negligence Seminar offers education on cutting-edge topics so that you can be prepared for what’s coming in the future – with or without you!
This seminar will cover many new issues for auto negligence practitioners such as updates on ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft, the new green light for beta-testing autonomous commercial vehicles on Florida’s interstate highways, and the VW emissions and Takata Airbag cases.
Titans of Trial: Dale Swope
Most importantly, a high school coach, like us, can be a true hero to the people they work with. Their motivation is knowing they can make lasting changes in people's lives through commitment, leadership, and hard work, even on those unhappy occasions when they do not win.
Getting in Your “Rules of the Road” Evidence
By Matt Schultz
From the FJA Journal Issue #583, March/April 2015
Most trial attorneys are familiar with Rick Friedman’s “Rules of the Road,” so much so that we frequently see listserv requests for “rules of the road” outlines on various issues. The technique is powerful—requiring a defendant, most often a corporate representative, to commit to “rules” that should never be broken and then forcing admissions that the rules were broken in your case.