Florida lawmakers finished work Wednesday on legislation making changes to medical malpractice rules, with its critics complaining to the end that the results will hurt victims making malpractice claims. The measure (SB 1792) cleared the House on a 77-38 vote …
The families of nine men killed or injured in the collapse of a South Florida community college parking garage last year have settled lawsuits against the general contractor and several subcontractors. Their lawyers announced the settlements Wednesday, but the terms …
The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed its version of a statewide ban on texting, but a late change close to the end of the legislative session cast some uncertainty over its fate. The measure passed the House on a …
The Florida House on Tuesday took up a bill that critics say would make it harder to pursue medical malpractice claims. But the bill also had fallen victim to a tactic by Democrats upset that the House Republican leadership won’t …
The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that rolls back automobile fees, saving an individual driver $12 a year on annual registration. The Senate passed the bill (SB 1832) on a 39-0 vote. The state will make up …
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit, among other things, faults BP …
Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Smith Westcott and Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services are offering Pensacola homeowners an opportunity to share their insurance claim experiences and improve the claim-handling process at an Insurance Consumer Forum to be …
Five contracting companies have been penalized more than $38,000 combined for a series of errors and oversights that led to last October’s collapse of a college parking garage that killed four workers, federal safety regulators announced Wednesday. The Occupational Safety …
While Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was out celebrating his birthday at a Morocco-themed party complete with live camels, police said Thursday that thieves made off with about $340,000 in jewelry and cash from the player’s nearby home. Miami Beach …
A Bolivian company is offering a $25,000 reward for the return of 110 pounds of gold flakes stolen last fall in South Florida. An employee of the Quri Wasi export company was robbed in October as he was transporting the …