Category: Florida News

The Legislature spent millions helping Florida recover from Irma. But what did lawmakers do to get the state ready for the next storm?  The Tampa Bay Times’ Michael Van Sickler reports via “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/08/hurricane-2018-is-florida-better-prepared-for-storms-not-quite/

Patriot National expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in the second quarter of 2018. https://www.econotimes.com/Patriot-National-Receives-Court-Approval-for-Reorganization-Plan-1298824

A Petition for Declaratory Statement was filed on April 27, 2018 seeking the opinion of Florida’s Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes as to the applicability of Section 718.113(5)(d), Florida Statutes. http://www.browardbusinesslawyer.com/can-condo-require-previously-installed-hurricane-shutters-unit-owner-replaces-impact-glass/

Michigan has three and Florida two in a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. produced by a security industry group using FBI crime data.  Weston, Florida is ranked among the safest. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/05/08/488586.htm

Cracks were discovered in the Florida International University bridge 10 days before it was raised, the Miami Herald reports. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article210449384.html

The consortium, led by international giants Fluor and Astaldi, included Munilla Construction Management and FIGG Bridge Group, the builder and design engineers, respectively, for the Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed on March 15 while under construction.  http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article210385814.html

About three months after an appeals court upheld the dismissal of 73 lawsuits against tobacco companies, plaintiffs’ attorneys are asking the Florida Supreme Court to take up the dispute.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/263108-justices-asked-to-consider-dismissed-tobacco-cases

Commonplace in Canada and Australia, the lawsuit financing industry has grown in the U.S. in recent years.  John Sammon reports for the Florida Record. https://flarecord.com/stories/511407533-attorneys-don-t-favor-regulating-third-party-lawsuit-lenders

Belinda Keiser, the vice chancellor of Keiser University and a member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, is running for the state Senate seat currently held by retiring Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm City, SunshineStateNews.com reports. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/belinda-kesier-files-run-joe-negrons-state-senate-seat

A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s legislative session, so the state’s insurance commissioner plans take regulatory action. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2018/05/07/488492.htm