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The Florida Campaign for Legal Reform is a project of theU.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform(ILR). This campaign has been established to provide you with the latest information on activities and events related to our goal of reforming Florida's legal system. Florida can't afford the high price of lawsuit abuse -- and that's why we are working to bring sensible legal reform!
Florida Survey Shows Strong Support for Lawsuit Reform! A recent online survey of Florida voters conducted by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) showed strong support for lawsuit reform. Since we launched the nationwide Legal Reform Survey, more than 15,000 Americans have participated and more than 2,000 have offered personal comments about the issue.
Here in the Sunshine State, an overwhelming number of Floridians agree that we need to restore balance to our legal system through common sense lawsuit reforms.
Survey Says... Florida Needs Lawsuit Reform
Here is one of the results of the online survey:
A recent Harris survey ranked Florida as one of the worst states in the country (42nd out of 50) for lawsuit abuse. Do you agree that Florida needs meaningful lawsuit reforms to protect employers, consumers and working families?
Strongly Agree -- 83%
Somewhat Agree - 12.1%
Somewhat Agree - 2.6%
Strongly Agree - 2.3%
Florida Legal Climate Loses Ground in Annual Survey This week ILR, in conjunction with renowned research firm Harris Interactive, released Lawsuit Climate 2008: Ranking the States -- its annual study examining the court systems in each state to determine which are the most fair and balanced and which are broken and in need of change. In this year's survey,Florida dropped down six spots and now ranks 42nd out of 50 states for lawsuit abuse.
The study also shows that Miami-Dade County remains one of the ten least fair and reasonable lawsuit environments in the country, reflecting a growing concern within the national business community over the size of non-economic and punitive damages awards.
Work to be Done Although former Governor Bush and the Florida Legislature passed important legal reforms over the last several years, Florida still has a long way to go. The plaintiffs' bar is working day and night to block further reforms and to roll back existing ones.
"An unfair legal system sucks the life out of a states' economy," said Ton Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It affects business expansion, it affects jobs and it takes money out of consumers' pockets. The legislature must pass meaningful legal reforms before California's lawsuit climate will show significant improvement. An unfair legal system sucks the life out of a state's economy. Spread the word today to make reform a reality!
