The state House is considering a proposal that would restrict local government orders involving public-health emergencies. Backers say it's "not about masks," but opponents see the bill as tying the hands of local authorities to manage in the time of COVID.
Mar 11, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
A bill that changes how attorneys are paid when they represent policy holders in property damage claims and shortens the time property owners have to file insurance claims has cleared its second Senate committee.
SB 76 also would limit when multipliers can be applied to lodestar attorney fee awards and ask the Supreme Court to amend Florida Bar rules to require attorneys in the claims cases to file a copy of their client closing statements with the state Department of Financial Services.
The measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 9.
The bill would cut time property owners would have to file claims from three to two years and allow insurance companies to offer discounted roof replacement policies that would base
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As Florida has spent the past year combating COVID-19, the state House is considering a proposal that would restrict local government orders involving public-health emergencies.