Florida Lawmakers Pass Landmark Legal Reform
HB 837 heads to Governor’s desk
(Fla., filed January 7, 2022): Arguing that under well-settled federal and Florida law, a punitive damages award that is 106.7 times a substantial compensatory damages award is unlawful on its face. Well-settled federal and Florida law requires that punitive damages must be tied to the specific harm proved in the case.
On January 5, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of ATRA’s position.
HB 837 heads to Governor’s desk
This letter-to-the-editor was originally published by the Tampa Bay Times in response to their March 13, 2023 article “Florida lawmakers want to help insurance companies by limiting lawsuits.“ The “tort […]
Our civil justice system is intended to resolve issues among parties & provide clarity on the law. But in this situation, the 3rd Circuit failed to do either.
American Tort Reform Association leads on advocating for transparency in damages in civil cases
This op-ed was originally published by Real Clear Policy. There’s a growing chorus of criticism against the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for the organization’s perceived political bias and […]
Over 40,000 claimants have been relegated to an overburdened and inefficient civil justice system.