Litigation is rarely warm and fuzzy, but what’s unfolding in Florida between plaintiffs firm Morgan & Morgan and the insurance industry puts hardball tactics in a new light.
Over a six-day period late last month, the 900-lawyer firm -- with a major assist from its legal technology -- said it filed an eye-popping 25,000 cases against Florida insurers before a new, pro-carrier law took effect on March 24.
The association , asked for an emergency administrative order giving defendants additional time to respond to the suits, arguing that the onslaught of cases could result in defaults entered against “numerous” companies. In an email to me, he added that “our conduct in practice will also always follow the strictest rules of professionalism across the United States.”
, Governor Ron DeSantis touted the bill as a way to “decrease frivolous lawsuits and prevent predatory practices of trial attorneys who prey on hardworking Floridians.” Without the fee provisions, Morgan said it won’t be economically feasible for most people -- or their lawyers -- to go after carriers for failure to pay a claim, especially in lower-dollar disputes. Instead, claimants will “have to rely on the mercy of their insurance company,” he said.
When plaintiffs lawyers realized the effective date, they rushed to file last-minute cases -- about 90,000 in total Friedlander said, with Morgan & Morgan leading the way.
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