In the News Today – January 12, 2018

Fla. Voters Want to Reform AOB System, Fla. Chamber Poll Finds: A Florida Chamber of Commerce poll found that 85 percent of Florida voters do not think contractors should have the right to sue an insurance company in a consumer’s name without that consumer’s knowledge. These types of lawsuits, known as assignment of benefits lawsuits, have been blamed for the state’s rising home insurance premiums. (Florida Politics)

Report: Employment-Related Class Action Settlements Skyrocketed in 2017: The monetary value of the top workplace class action settlements reached a record high of $2.72 billion in 2017. (Cook County Record)