Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Dec 15, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- Florida Insurance Guaranty Association meetings. Tampa, Florida. The Finance and Audit Committee and Board of Governors are scheduled to meet. To view the meeting notices, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
As temperatures climb, so, too, will sea levels, Elizabeth Kolbert writes for The New Yorker Magazine.
Honk now if you want to kill Florida’s costly no-fault car insurance
After more than 40 years, Florida’s no-fault car insurance system would end by 2019 under a bill filed by state Senator Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg. The Palm Beach Post’s Charles Elmore reports for the “Protecting Your Pocket” blog.
Plaintiffs go on the attack during first day of redistricting trial
The Legislature’s top two map-drawers testified Monday during the first day of a state Senate redistricting trial that also featured an aggressive prosecution that used numbers-backed attacks to paint the Senate’s map proposal as a political document, Matt Dixon reports for PoliticoFlorida.com.
13 challenges filed over medical marijuana licenses
When Florida’s Office of Compassionate Care named five nurseries to grow and distribute medical marijuana in the state, many expected there would be a few challenges filed – but not the more than a dozen that had landed by Monday’s deadline. The Associated Press reports via SaintPetersBlog.com.
Daubert v. Frye Headed to Court
It will be up to the Florida Supreme Court next spring to determine which evidentiary path to follow, David Chapman writes for the Jacksonville Daily Record.
First black Florida Supreme Court chief justice dies at 85
Leander Shaw, who served as the Florida Supreme Court’s first African-American chief justice, died early Monday after a lengthy illness, the Associated Press reports via the Tampa Tribune.
U.S. Supreme Court Hands Businesses Another Victory on Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court fairly predictably sides with corporations in their clashes with consumers, but the business-friendly rulings often come in unpredictable packages, Bloomberg’s Paul Barrett reports
U.S. Unveils Hobby Drone Registry Rules, Deadlines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled its registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), or small drones used for hobby or recreation, Insurance Journal reports.
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