Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a tightening of the state’s litigation process to make it tougher to file frivolous lawsuits, and to guard against unscrupulous “billboard lawyers.”
Speaking in Jacksonville on Feb. 14, DeSantis was joined by legislative leaders House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Passidomo who vowed to work to shape the legislation and get it passed.
The legislation would seek to end “one-way attorney fees” and “fee multipliers,” which were also targets of the legislature’s December bill reforming property insurance, the governor’s office said in a press release.
Florida has a good business climate, DeSantis said, noting its low unemployment rate and significant population in-migration. But one reason some businesses hesitate to move there, he said, was the state’s reputation as a “judicial hellhole.”…