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Recent Florida Legislative Changes Impact Sureties' Exposure to Attorneys' Fees and Bad Faith Claims
Posted in Legal Alerts by on Fri Apr 7, 2023
A few days ago, Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law enacting sweeping tort reforms. This marks the second large scale reform to Florida law governing insurers and sureties in the last six months. In December 2022, Florida eliminated the one-way attorneys’ fees provision for property insurance claims. House Bill 837 goes further and eliminates one-way attorneys’ fees against insurers entirely. It also makes changes to statutes of limitations, comparative fault, and bad faith. The bill does, however, expressly preserve claimants’ rights to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees for successful claims against construction payment and performance bond sureties.
read more Share This PostRyan Weeks recently co-chaired the Fidelity Law Association’s 28th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Posted in News by on Fri Dec 2, 2022
Ryan Weeks recently co-chaired the Fidelity Law Association’s 28th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA. read more Share This PostBrett Divers recently chaired the two-day CLE Program at the National Bond Claims Association’s Annual Conference. Matt Davis presented about the surety’s ability to recover from a bonded contractor’s general liability carrier.
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read more Share This PostSeven Paskert Divers Thompson Attorneys Selected by Their Peers for Inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Posted in News by on Wed Aug 25, 2021
The Firm is pleased to announce that nearly half of its lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
read more Share This PostNathan Diehl Recognized in Inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Posted in Newsletter by on Tue Aug 25, 2020
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