Veteran Tallahassee lobbyists had seen nothing like it. Big Tobacco hired 100 lobbyists, including some of the most influential lobbyists in the State of Florida, attempt to pass a bill that would absolve Big Tobacco of punitive damages liability for its lies and deceit, intentional and outrageous conduct that took […]
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It was contentious and in some races it was downright nasty. So goes the 2012 election season. I am proud to live in a state in which voters were able to see through the negative hype and the hyperbole that was thrown against three very competent, ethical and intelligent Supreme […]
The legislature passed and failed to pass a number of bills during this legislative session. Some have said that the session demonstrated a great deal of work on the part of legislators, while others have said it amounted to a session about cutting business deals. Some bills of importance: Bike […]
What do you want from the people you elect to public office? Honesty? Candor? Fairness? Intelligence? Independent thinking? To listen to you, the people who voted them into office? If only things were that simple. The problem is the noise. At least in Florida, legislators have a great many interests […]
It is disappointing when otherwise intelligent, insightful people simply choose to ignore facts and fail to protect the very people they have sworn to serve. It is no secret that many industry-wed lawmakers have been working for a long time to place damage caps on injuries caused by the negligence […]
Hot coffee, McDonalds and tort reform have become strange bed-fellows since a verdict was delivered against the McDonalds Corporation by a jury; for severe injuries to 79 year old Stella Liebeck, caused by spilled coffee. To people who believe Corporate America needs protecting, the McDonalds coffee case became a poster […]
Lately, not a news cycle turns without an insurance company, a Wall Street firm, a bank or other corporate giant asking for a government bailout with our taxpayer money. Ironically, these are the same Big Corporations that every year aggressively lobby the government to de-regulate their industries to allow for […]