INSURANCE BENEFITS ASSIGNMENT A Florida appeals court has ruled in favor of insurance regulators to bar language proposed for new homeowners insurance policies. The language, proposed by the industry, would have prohibited the assignment of benefits by the insured. IMMIGRATION DETENTION A U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel has elected not to rule on a Read more about Legal Updates[…]
JUDGES SOCIAL MEDIA The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments concerning whether a judge should be disqualified from a case if they are friends with opposing counsel on Facebook. This case is viewed as the first test for new rules governing judges’ social media use. SMOKER AWARD TOSSED The Florida Supreme Court declined an appeal Read more about Legal Updates[…]
CITY FORECLOSURE COSTS The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that cities have the right to sue banks over lost revenue from foreclosed homes that were the result of alleged discriminatory lending practices. While this is considered a victory for cities, the Court also ordered lower courts to determine what types of damages cities may seek Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Bills that failed to pass this legislative session include: EDUCATION Several education bills died during session and did not make it into the conforming bill. These included: promoting computer coding courses in high school; ending mandatory third-grade retention based on state reading test results; changing class size penalties in order to allow all schools to Read more about Bills that Failed[…]
WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE The 1st District Court of Appeal has allowed a 14.5 percent increase in worker’s compensation insurance premiums to take effect on December 8th. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had approved the increase in September. The approval was partially based upon Florida Supreme Court rulings which overturned restrictions on litigation enacted by Read more about Legal Issues[…]