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HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 1666 Mortgage Foreclosures

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

SB 1412 Expert Testimony

HB 7083 Death Penalty

SB 0556 Clerks of the Court

SB 1384 Nursing Home Litigation

SB 0186 Jurisdiction of the Courts

HB 0643 Clerks of Court

SB 1016 Dentistry

Courts Bills On The Move

CJS1 Terms of Court

HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7017

HB 7015 Expert Testimony

Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/04/13)

HB 0651 Relief/Yvonne Morton/DOH

HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills

HB 0937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB 1379 Service of Process

SENATE Died in Criminal Justice

CRJS2 Sex Offenses

HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 7031

SB 7050 Postconviction Capital Collateral Proceedings

SENATE Committee Bill Filed as S 1510

SB 1372 Pretrial Detention

SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted for HB 7035; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7035

HB 7081 Postconviction Capital Case Procedures

HOUSE Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

HB 7123 Sovereign Immunity

HOUSE Died in Appropriations Committee

Topic: Lawsuit Limitations

Alimony bill sponsors show testimonials

by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +

Rep. Ritch Workman and Sen. Kelli Stargel gave binders they said contained thousands of letters from divorced spouses to Gov. Rick Scott as they urged him to sign their bill, which would do away with permanent alimony.

Senate passes alimony bill

by Bill Cotterell - 6 weeks ago - +

Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, said some divorced spouses spend $60,000 or more and several years petitioning for alimony reductions. File photo by John Iarussi.

Sponsor Sen. Kelli Stargel contended her bill would add some predictability to divorce settlements. Opponents, though, said it will place a financial burden mostly on women. The House has a similar measure pending.

Bill to end permanent alimony bill OK'd by Senate panel

by Bill Cotterell - 2 months ago - +

Rep. Kelli Stargel's bill also would place the burden of showing need and the other side's ability to pay on the party seeking alimony. File photo by Ana Goni-Lessan.

SB 718 would virtually end permanent alimony awards and set guidelines for courts to use in awarding support in divorce cases. An opponent says it will hurt women if it becomes law.

Car dealer dispute bill moves through Senate panel speed bump

by Gray Rohrer - 3 months ago - +

Sen. Nancy Detert voted for the bill but said changes need to be made before she will vote for it on the Senate floor. ... Related Research: Senate Committee on Commerce & Tourism meeting materials, and meeting video.

'Compromise' on expert testimony passes Senate unanimously

by Travis Pillow - 16 months ago - +

Business groups have backed a measure aimed at keeping "junk science" out of the courtroom by requiring expert testimony to meet a three-prong standard that requires testimony be based on sufficient facts or data and reliable methods that fit the facts of the case.

Senate panel rewrites changes to expert testimony rules

by Travis Pillow - 16 months ago - +

A Senate panel on Wednesday rewrote the bill that changes the state's standards for expert testimony in court cases, placing it at odds with the version passed last week by the House.

House attempts to expand legislative immunity

by Travis Pillow - 16 months ago - +

The proposed bill would codify the principle of legislative privilege, which a group of lawmakers and legislative staff successfully invoked in federal court this month to beat back a round of subpoenas stemming from a legal challenge of election laws passed last session.

Doctors, optometrists reach truce to push through medical malpractice bill

by Christine Jordan Sexton - 17 months ago - +

Sen. Don Gaetz and Sen. John Thrasher helped worked out a deal between the two medical groups as part of an overall effort to also put in place limits against doctors.

House moving ahead with lawsuit protections for physicians

by Christine Jordan Sexton - 17 months ago - +

A top priority for the Florida Medical Association has now made it through two committees in the Florida House.

House panel votes down bad-faith bill

by Travis Pillow - 17 months ago - +

Lawyers obtained a victory Thursday as a House panel narrowly defeated a measure intended to curb bad-faith lawsuits against insurers.

2012 Session Outlook: Justice and the Courts

by Florida Current Staff - 18 months ago - +

Leon County Courthouse. Photo Credit: Ana Goni-Lessan

Issues facing the Legislature in this coming session include the wrangle over attorneys' fees in regard to the state's no-fault insurance system, and how to finance the state's court system in the face of dwindling income from its tradition source of revenue.

State supreme court invalidates arbitration agreements in nursing home cases

by Travis Pillow - 19 months ago - +

Chief Justice Canady speaks to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Senate Office Building on Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, 2011. Photo Credit: Ana Goni-Lessan

In both cases, plaintiffs alleging negligence on the part of the nursing homes had challenged the agreements on public policy grounds, arguing the limits on punitive damages conflicted with state law. The 2nd District Court of Appeal had ruled in both cases that it was up to the arbitrator, not the courts, to determine whether the agreements were invalid.

Bondi spells out desire for oil spill claims audit

by Travis Pillow - 21 months ago - +

NEW ORLEANS - Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo

Florida's attorney general spelled out a set of recommendations that would bring answers to a process that has been criticized for a lack of transparency.

Supreme Court rules against doctor and hospital in closely watched medical malpratice case

by Christine Jordan Sexton - 24 months ago - +

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that dealt with whether or not a state-created fund was responsible for paying for the injuries to a permanently disabled girl. State lawmakers set up the fund 23 years ago to limit medical malpractice cases related to birth injuries.