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Feb 18, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
Panel takes non-binding conceptual votes
John Stewart
A potential rule change that could allow non-lawyer law firm employees to become partners and ease fee sharing rules with nonlawyers is getting a closer look from a special committee.
The Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services, at its February 16 meeting, also voted to approve in concept a simplification of Bar advertising rules, including doing away with the mandatory review of ads instead making filing voluntary.
The committee also heard a report about a proposal to allow an as yet unspecified legal aid office to operate a pilot program using Florida Registered Paralegals to help clients.
[caption id="attachment 367183" align="alignleft" width="150"] Sen. Jeff Brandes[/caption] A bill that would allow offers of judgment in property insurance claims without settling attorney’s fees and which requires the recipients to notify the offer or of any defects in the offer has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. SB 686 received a vigorous debate on February 15 with attorneys representing property owners saying the proposed bill could violate Florida Bar rules because they would be required to give advice to insurance companies to the possible detriment of their clients. It would amend F.S. §768.79. Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, the bill sponsor, said the bill’s goal is to speed settlements to consumers by resolving the underlying claim while allowing other issues such as attorney’s fees, costs, and interest to be worked out later. “It tries to say, ‘Let’s address the consumer’s needs, let&rsq
Feb 17, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories We’re trying to get to the best balance, the best right answer
Sen. Danny Burgess
A measure repealing Florida’s no-fault, person injury protection (PIP) auto insurance system and replacing it with an at-fault, bodily injury system has passed its second Senate Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15 passed SB 54, which would do away with PIP, raise required coverage limits on policies, offer lower limits for students and low-income drivers, and make it harder to sue insurance companies for bad faith. Those seeking bad faith actions would have to show the insurer violated its duty of good faith to the insured and in failing to settle a claim.
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