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After 62 Years, Florida Appeals Court Drops the Expert Witness Rule on Attorney Fees
Mar 26 2026 // Just over three years ago, Florida lawmakers effectively ended one-way attorney fees, disincentivizing much of the costly property insurance claims litigation that had plagued the industry. But fees can still be awarded to...
Florida OIR Grants Permit to Startup Sypher Insurance and Takeouts for Others
Mar 25 2026 // Sypher Insurance Exchange, the startup property insurer that the Florida Association of Insurance Agents invested in two years ago, has won a permit to operate from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The...
Florida Man Faked Brain Injury for Years in Attempt to Gain $6M in Insurance
Mar 23 2026 // When Thomas A. George and Tamika Hampton decided to defraud an auto insurer in 2019, they went big—claiming that George was so severely injured in a crash that he could no longer walk or talk, according to court...
‘Mental Health Trip’ to NY Not Compensable, Florida Appellate Court Finds
Mar 23 2026 // A south Florida FedEx driver, now a quadriplegic after a vehicle crash in 2019, may need constant care and may benefit from a trip to see family members in New York. But the employer and the workers’ compensation...
Publix Not Liable in ‘Unforeseeable’ 2021 Supermarket Shooting, Florida Court Says
Mar 20 2026 // Even in an age of frequent mass shootings in public places, a shooting can be unforeseeable and a supermarket has no duty to protect customers from random acts of violence, a Florida appeals court decided in a major win...
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