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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A sweeping medical malpractice bill (PCB CJS 19-02) to reverse some of the recent Florida Supreme Court decisions on medical malpractice passed its first committee on March 13, 2019. The recent Supreme Court cases undid some of the med mal reforms enacted by the Legislature in 2003. The med…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel All member sponsored bills have been filed for the 2017 Session. Following is a summary of bills filed as of March 12, 2017 that FIC is following related to medical malpractice insurance. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 22, 2017, the House Health Quality Subcommittee chaired by Dr. Pigman, an emergency room physician, narrowly passed a controversial bill creating a new cause of action for abortions. The bill, HB 19, passed by a vote of 9-7. The Speaker appointed House Majority Leader Rodriguez as…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to medical malpractice insurance filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the bills. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are beginning to be filed. Following is a summary of bills related to medical malpractice insurance filed as of January 20, 2017 that FIC is following. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the bills. …