To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Supreme Court will hear case based on Florida’s beach renourishment program The sugar-white sand that stretches from Slade and Nancy...
BY AMY SHERMAN Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 The Florida Bar has opened investigations into four attorneys at Scott Rothstein’s now defunct law firm. The attorneys are Stuart Rosenfeldt, cofounder and...
BY JAY WEAVER AND SCOTT HIAASEN Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 Scott Rothstein, 47, who had fled to Morocco in late October as his investment fund of legal settlements sold to wealthy investors collapsed,...
Suspended Broward Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion will be charged Wednesday with money-laundering conspiracy. BY AMY SHERMAN Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 Suspended Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion,...
After 17 years and another black eye, the PSC makes moves to adopt 1992 grand jury report. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 TALLAHASSEE — A 1992 grand jury report that proposed ways to improve the...
During its 2009 National Meeting, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ (“NCOIL”) Property-Casualty Committee adopted the draft “Model Act Regarding Auto Airbag Fraud,” which is...
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA–November 24, 2009 By John Kennedy Florida road-builders recently sought to cement their support for state road projects with cash: pouring $10,000 into a political committee headed by Senate...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurers reducing, eliminating discounts for storm fortifications Homeowners who got insurance discounts after fortifying their homes with shutters are facing...
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Operations Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on Monday, November 23, 2009. The agenda included a...
Homeowners who got insurance discounts after fortifying their homes with shutters are facing new inspections that could lead to their discounts being slashed or eliminated. BY BEATRICE GARCIA Miami Herald–November 23,...