The Chartwell Chronicles: Tort Reform
Podcast: Discussing Florida Tort Reform with William Large and Tiffany Roddenberry
A wide range of tort reform laws (HB 837) were recently approved by the Florida House and went into effect on March 24. HB 837 is intended to help protect businesses and insurers from excessive litigation in Florida and is...more
On March 24, 2023, Florida passed a sweeping tort reform bill into law, making major changes to civil litigation in the state. In anticipation of the Governor signing the bill into law, the number of new cases initiated...more
Updated Social Inflation Survival Guide - Insurance professionals and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs' personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying...more
Bad-faith litigation is a hot topic in Florida following the passage of the new tort-reform measure known as House Bill 837. However, even in the face of reasonable legislative changes, it remains important for insurers and...more
Aimed at combatting lawsuit abuse, Florida’s recently passed tort reform bill (HB 837/SB 236) makes dramatic changes to the state’s justice system, including negligent security cases against owners and operators of...more
On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 837 into law, effecting sweeping reform of Florida’s tort laws. Some of the most notable changes are to Florida’s frameworks for negligence, insurance,...more
John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future.” Indeed, every time we ring in a new year, there are inevitably new laws, regulations, or...more
This White Paper takes a comprehensive look at social inflation, identifying the causes, scope, and costs of social inflation. It also examines the risks and challenges insurers and their policyholders confront as a result...more
In 2011, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Civil Justice Act, a tort reform measure limiting monetary damages. Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-104. This law places a cap on punitive damages of two times the...more