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Florida

Florida is ranked #46 in the 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey

 This is the Sunshine State’s sixth-straight bottom-ten ranking in the Lawsuit Climate Survey. Miami, or Dade County, is among the jurisdictions that respondents found to have the least fair and reasonable litigation environment.

Florida at a Glance

State Lawsuit Climate Report
#46 2019
#46 2017
#44 2015
#41 2012
#42 2010
#42 2008
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Costs and Compensation of the U.S. Tort System - State Details
3.63%

Tort Costs as % of State GDP
$5065

Tort Costs per Household ($)
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Blogs

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Florida Senators Call for Transparency of Foreign Third Party Litigation Funding in U.S. Courts 

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Florida Reins in Misleading Trial Lawyer Advertising

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Florida Enacts the Biggest Legal Reform Bill in Decades

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Experts

Harold H. Kim Harold H. Kim
Harold H. Kim
President, Institute for Legal Reform, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Reports

The cover of ILR Research Review Vol. 10, Issue 2. Dark green text on a light green background. Text includes the research review title and an introductory statement outlining the topics addressed in the Review: punitive damages, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws, litigation against trucking firms, and the co-opting of the ADA by plaintiffs' firms. The cover of ILR Research Review Vol. 10, Issue 2. Dark green text on a light green background. Text includes the research review title and an introductory statement outlining the topics addressed in the Review: punitive damages, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws, litigation against trucking firms, and the co-opting of the ADA by plaintiffs' firms.

ILR Research Review | Volume 10, Issue 2

Roadblock: The Trucking Litigation Problem and How to Fix It

Blue lettering on red background: Preserving Protections: Curbing ADA Litigation Abuse. Image is the cover thumbnail for ILR's research of the same name. Blue lettering on red background: Preserving Protections: Curbing ADA Litigation Abuse. Image is the cover thumbnail for ILR's research of the same name.

Preserving Protections: Curbing ADA Litigation Abuse