Defendants who can be named in lawsuits against nursing homes would be limited under a bill that moved Wednesday through the House Civil Justice Committee. Developers, silent partners and other parties that could be unconnected to accused nursing facilities would …
A central Florida woman says she woke up to find a suspected burglar asleep on her couch. Police arrested the 26-year-old man Tuesday. He’s charged with burglarizing several businesses before making his way into the Mount Dora home. Orlando television …
A Senate committee unanimously approved a bill that would provide safety guidelines for parasailing companies after hearing tearful testimonies from a 17-year-old who suffered a brain injury and broken bones in her spine and from a mother whose daughter died …
The ongoing insurance fraud investigation known as ‘Operation Leaky Pipes’ has led to the arrests of 12 Miami residents, according to an announcement made by CFO Jeff Atwater. The investigation uncovered a scheme between a licensed public adjuster and a …
Near the National Key Deer Refuge in the Lower Keys, on a sleepy street called Mango Lane, retired sheriff’s deputy Huey Gordon checked the waterway behind neighbor Doug Varrieur’s home for boat traffic. “All clear?” asked Varrieur, an author of …
Floridians would get a 15-day sales tax holiday on hurricane preparedness supplies ranging from portable generators to radios this coming June under a proposal outlined Monday by Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, making the announcement at a Miami lumber and hardware …
A central Florida jury has awarded $12.5 million in damages to a young man who was sexually abused by a Baptist minister when he was a child. But an attorney for the Florida Baptist Convention said on Tuesday that the …
Florida’s top insurance regulator says a contentious fix to auto insurance laws is driving down premiums. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Wednesday that a preliminary analysis shows a 25 percent decrease in no-fault Personal Injury Protection rates since legislators changed …
A Hollywood, Fla., couple were arrested for insurance fraud, according to an announcement by CFO Jeff Atwater. The Quinteros were arrested after Miguel Quintero falsely claimed that his vehicle was stolen from his home last July. A subsequent investigation by …
SinkholeAssistant.com offers a new software product that gives consumers access to over 40,000 records of Florida properties that have the potential for sinkhole activity. ClaimAssistant, LLC, a property insurance claim software provider, announced the release of SinkholeAssistant.com, a web resource …