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Speedy trial rule amendments spark comments

Bill revamps what jurors can be told about medical expenses in negligence cases

[caption id="attachment 367183" align="alignleft" width="150"] Sen. Jeff Brandes[/caption] Jurors would be told what a plaintiff’s actual paid medical expenses were and what prevailing medical-care rates are — for unpaid health care — rather than what the plaintiff was billed under a bill approved in the Senate Judiciary Committee March 9. SB 846 by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, revives the effort in recent legislative sessions to change what jurors are told about medical expenses for plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Where medical expenses have been paid, the amount recoverable would be limited to the amount paid, regardless of the source. With unpaid medical bills, the amount presented could not exceed the amount that would be paid by the patient’s health insurance. If the plaintiff is not insured, then the amount could not exceed what is normally charged by the provider for those services or other pro

Bill revamps attorney's fees in property damage insurance claims – The Florida Bar

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

Comments filed for proposed Marsy's Law procedural rule – The Florida Bar

Mar 09, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories A proposed procedural rule implementing the 2018 Marsy’s Law victims’ rights constitutional amendment should be adopted, according to comments submitted to the Supreme Court. The court received only two comments as well as a response from the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee on the proposed new Rule of Judicial Administration 2.423. One comment from the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers supported the proposed rule and the second, from a coalition of news organizations, urged support with some changes, subject to court rulings interpreting the amendment. In response, the RJAC urged the court to adopt the proposed rule, noting neither comment expressly opposed it.

Bill would end some med mal suit immunity