Week of January 29th 2024

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A divided House panel approving the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act,” or “LISTA.”
• A Senate panel agreeing to cap noneconomic damages in medical negligence claims despite hours of testimony by victims and grieving survivors. 
• A bill that would have the state’s chief financial officer set the rates paid on lawyer IOTA accounts moving in the Senate.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.