The Chartwell Chronicles: Tort Reform
Podcast: Discussing Florida Tort Reform with William Large and Tiffany Roddenberry
Senate committee meetings continue under the Gold Dome as this report is published on Wednesday. With the Senate’s requirement that bills pass out of committee before the chamber convenes for Legislative Day 38, legislators...more
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 Governor Ron DeSantis signed H.B. 837 into law. This legislation enacts significant and wide-ranging changes to civil litigation practice in the state, including revamping comparative negligence...more
Florida House Bill 837, signed into law on March 24, 2023, implements significant tort reform measures that should interest any company engaging in business in Florida, owning property in Florida or litigating in Florida. The...more
Comprehensive tort reform legislation was passed by the Florida Legislature on Thursday, March 23, 2023. By noon Friday, March 24, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the legislation, which was one of his pre-session...more
HB 837 was introduced to the Florida House of Representatives on February 15, 2023. The bill went quickly through the House of Representatives and Senate and was signed into law on March 24, 2023, by Governor Ron DeSantis....more