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Florida House Advances Historic Lawsuit Abuse Reform Package
Last week, House Bill 837 was passed by the Civil Justice Subcommittee. HB 837 was filed following Governor Ron DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, and House Speaker Paul Renner announcing their shared priority of passing the “most significant legal reform in modern history” during the 2023 legislative session to “decrease frivolous litigation and prevent predatory practices of trial attorneys.” The final committee stop for the bill is in the Judiciary Committee before the measure heads to the House floor.
The bill repeals Florida’s one-way attorney fee statute and the incentive to sue it provokes; moves to a comparative negligence standard; allows more transparency in what a jury may see, including the amount typically paid or accepted for a medical service instead of only the amount billed; modernizes the state’s “bad faith” laws to require all parties act in good faith when handling claims; and adds fairness to the statute of limitations and premises liability.
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