Apr 19, 2018
Coral Gables can’t force Florida Power & Light to upgrade infrastructure and trim trees around power lines ahead of hurricane season, but the city can seek monetary damages for the utility’s response to power outages following Hurricane Irma. Kyra Gurney …
Apr 19, 2018
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has released a top 10 list of most wanted insurance fraud criminals and called on local communities to help with finding the individuals, Insurance Journal reports. Florida Agency Owner Arrested Over $62K Premium Fraud …
Apr 19, 2018
Suspect admits stealing nearly $62,000 in premiums over 7 years, ClickOrlando.com’s Mike Holfeld reports. Investigators Seek Others Insured by Central Florida Agent https://www.clickorlando.com/news/state-cfo-fraud-strike-team-uncover-central-florida-insurance-scheme
Apr 19, 2018
Dalley admitted he was part of a group of clinic owners, chiropractors and attorneys involved in the scheme. Court records show the fraud involving clinics in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties brought in at least $23 million from 10 …
Apr 19, 2018
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to clarify whether the high court meant to rule eight years ago that state environmental law doesn’t allow parties to recover personal injury damages arising from toxic …
Apr 19, 2018
Tumbling catastrophe bond prices continue to exert pressure on the wider reinsurance market and are likely to curb rate increases at the upcoming Florida renewal, the Insurance Insider reports. http://www.insuranceinsider.com/-1274352/12
Apr 19, 2018
A new report from the National Employment Law Project Action Fund charges that Florida’s workers got shortchanged by state and federal efforts to provide disaster unemployment assistance following Hurricane Irma last fall. Scott Powers reports for FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/261643-report-florida-shortchanged-on-hurricane-irma-unemployment-assistance
Apr 19, 2018
The legislation, though, would offer a more-permanent fix by eliminating a prohibition on administrative and legal challenges. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Christine Sexton reports via the Gainesville Sun. http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180417/senators-back-hospitals-on-payment-challenges
Apr 19, 2018
Specifically, the appeals court ruled Wednesday that Florida’s environmental protection statute can only be used to sue for damages to property, not people, caused by environmental contamination. Floridians still can sue for personal injuries, SunshineStateNews.com Publisher Nancy Smith explains. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/first-dca-overturns-500-million-ant-bite-case
Apr 19, 2018
Sources in the gaming industry said Scott’s deal with the Seminoles wouldn’t affect plans by the Legislature to call a Special Session to address unresolved gambling issues. FloridaPolitics.com’s Jim Rosica reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/261678-rick-scott-seminole-gambling