The 2022 Florida General Election is complete. A Republican wave swept the state from the top of the ballot to the bottom. Republicans control the Governorship and Cabinet seats – all winning by a 20% margin — and strengthened their majorities in the Legislature. One House race HD106 could be
By Tim Meenan, Dan Olson & Joy Ryan Meenan Law Firm The Florida Legislature met in special session from May 23 – 25, 2022, to address the affordability and availability of residential property insurance as well as condominium law reforms related to the Surfside condo collapse. The Legislature passed
2019 was a busy legislative year in the vehicle service contract and vehicle protection product warranty industry with 12 states passing legislation directly affecting the laws regulating these products. Below is a brief summary of the major changes made in each of these states; however, there may be other nuances
On April 5, 2019, the First DCA issued a rare en banc decision in Sedgwick CMS and The Hartford/Sedgwick CMS v. Valcourt-Williams, Case No. 1D17-96. Writing for the majority, Judge Winsor opined that Valcourt-Williams, a workers’ compensation claims adjuster employed under a telecommuting agreement for claims adjudication firm Sedgwick CMS,
In Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court established that the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines is an incorporated protection that applies to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. While the facts in Timbs were centered around the accused’s underlying conduct in
In November 2006 Consumer Reports ran a full page ad in the USA Today dismissing the value of extended warranties. The SCIC responded quickly with a full page ad of their own. Warranty week has just published an article looking back on that Consumer Reports ad and how service contracts have
Tim Meenan talks about next week’s Extended Warranty & Service Contract Innovations conference taking place next week in Nashville. Tim is chairman of the conference, though he says, “I’d like to take credit, but in reality, when you look at the caliber of who is speaking, that’s really what speaks more volume
The attorneys and staff of Meenan PA thank Commissioner McCarty for his service to the people of Florida and wish him luck in his future endeavors. The News Service of Florida had five questions for McCarty in the article below: Florida’s Outgoing Insurance Commissioner Reflects On Job By Jim
Kiplinger just published an article entitled “7 Things You Must Know About Warranties on Appliances: Should you pay for extended protection on your home appliances?” Yikes! Your new stove is electronic. You could play the odds You may already be covered. Ask who does the work. Check out the upstarts.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced today that he will be resigning effective May 2, 2016. McCarty has served as commissioner for 12 years. “I am looking forward to exploring new opportunities that will allow me to use the skills, knowledge and expertise I’ve gained as Insurance Commissioner. In the