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Legislative Issues

For almost half a century the Florida Justice Association has fought to protect the rights and safety of Florida’s consumers and patients. Download or view our Issues Book, which outlines FJA’s positions on various subjects important to FJA members, their clients and the citizens of Florida, including:

  • Limitations on Insurance Bad Faith Actions
  • Limitations in Medical Payments
  • Mandatory Bodily Injury Coverage for Motorists
  • Homeowners’ Rights
  • And much, much more…
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2023 FJA Issues Book Cover

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FJA maintains a number of Legislative Committees made up of members who volunteer their expertise in various practice areas, including:

  • Auto Glass
  • Auto Insurance
  • Autonomous Vehicles/Machinery
  • Business Interruption
  • Cigarette Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Consumer Law 
  • Consumer Protection/Data Privacy 
  • Daubert 
  • Human Trafficking 
  • Insurance Bad Faith 
  • Limitations in Damages
  • Medical Malpractice 
  • Nursing Home 
  • Opiates 
  • Property Insurance/AOB 
  • Proposal for Settlement Revision 
  • Rules and Statutes- Evidence/Procedure 
  • Sovereign Immunity/Claims Bill Reform 
  • Workers’ Compensation

For more information, contact Lynn McCartney by email or call (850) 521-1030.

Legislative Committee Leadership

  • Auto Insurance – Brent Steinberg, Chair
  • Autonomous Vehicles and Machinery – Jim Guarnieri, Chair, Will Ourand, Vice-Chair
  • Cigarette Litigation – Jimmy Gustafson, Chair, Henk Uiterwyk, Vice-Chair
  • Construction Litigation – Barry Ansbacher, Chair
  • Consumer Law – Ed Normand, Chair, John Yanchunis, Vice-Chair
  • General Insurance – Michael Meiler, Chair, Olivio Liggio, Vice-Chair
  • Human Trafficking – Richard Slawson, Chair
  • Insurance Bad Faith – Greg Yaffa, Chair
  • Limitations in Medical Damages – Tiffany Faddis, Chair, Jim Magazine and Damian Mallard, Co Vice-Chairs
  • Medical Malpractice – Steve Cain, Chair, Michelle DeLong, Vice-Chair
  • Nursing Home – Steve Watrel, Chair
  • Opiates – Alex Gillen, Chair, Jim Magazine, Vice-Chair
  • Property Insurance – Amy Boggs, Chair
  • Assignment of Benefits – Open
  • Proposal for Settlement Revision – Andrew Harris, Chair
  • Rules and Statutes on Evidence and Procedure – Dan Iracki, Chair, Wayne Hogan, Vice-Chair
  • Sovereign Immunity/Claims Bill Reform – Paul Anderson, Chair
  • Workers’ Compensation – Richard Chait, Chair