claims bills

A bill further compensating a surviving child of an abusive adoptive home is starting to move in the Florida Senate.Under a settlement agreement with the…

A Florida lawmaker is hoping a claims bill to further compensate a child abuse victim will pass the state legislature for 2017. This will be the fourth…

The Florida Legislature is setting a dangerous precedent by capping attorney fees in claims bills, an attorney warned the state Supreme Court Thursday.In…

The Florida Legislature has passed a number of claims bill, sending them onto the Governor. But, some lawmakers are upset one claims bill to compensate a…

About a week after friends and family of a former college football player advocated on behalf of their loved one’s claims bill, it passed its first…

Sen. Bill Montford (D-Tallahassee) is pushing a claims bill for a local woman through the legislature. Montford says the bill would give $1.15 million…

A claims bill to further compensate a young special needs rape victim has passed its first Senate committee. But, not without some controversy.Sen. Joseph…

The head of Florida’s child welfare agency says he’s renewing his commitment to making his agency better.Mike Carroll, the Florida Department of Children…

With Friday’s deadline, about 30 claims bills were filed in the Florida Senate. A few of them seeking to further compensate different victims are…

Sen. Bill Montford (D-Tallahassee) has filed a claims bill on behalf of a Tallahassee woman severely injured in an ambulance crashed into the car in which…