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[…]
American Battle Monuments Commission Appointed by President Donald Trump were former Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll and Luis Quinonez, a Vietnam veteran and businessman who lives in South Florida. Farm Service Agency and Rural Development Appointed by President Trump as state director was State Representative Neil Combee (R-Auburndale). Combee resigned from the Legislature in late November to Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
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[…]
HURRICANES The Office of Insurance Regulation estimated insured losses from Hurricane Irma are over $6.55 billion, with almost 866,000 claims as of December 18th. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it would send $616 million from its community development block grant-disaster recovery program help. Governor Scott sent a letter to Majority Leader Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
CORAL REEFS Representative Kristin Jacobs (D-Coconut Creek) and Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation) are sponsoring a bill to establish the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area. The conservation area includes the sovereign submerged lands and state waters offshore of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties from the St. Lucie Inlet in the north to the Read more about Legislative Issues[…]