Insurers and attorneys are warning about a deluge of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs’ attorneys ahead of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing on Friday of a sweeping list of tort reforms.
Nineteen states and Washington D.C. have ‘extreme risk’ confiscation laws. They have many supporters, but the laws aren’t used much, are enforced sporadically and have prompted equity questions.
The upper floors of the Broward courthouse can reopen now that inspectors have determined the cracks found in beams two weeks ago pose no threat to the public.
A crack was discovered on the upper floors of the Broward Courthouse, and dozens of employees were barred from their workspaces to give engineers time to review “potential structural issues” that could pose a danger.