Christine Sexton

August 27, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has been looking for ways to reopen nursing home facilities to visitors for face-to-face visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Christine Sexton

6 minute read

July 22, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis did not sign on to a letter by 21 Republican governors sent to congressional leaders arguing that businesses, health care workers and schools need lawsuit protections because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

July 20, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Lauren Book, who championed the informed-consent requirement, stands behind the law's policy. "I think it leads to patient-doctor conversations. I don't want anybody doing anything without consent," she says.

By Christine Sexton

6 minute read

May 17, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Morgan & Morgan attorney Matt Morgan said the firm will fight efforts in Florida and other states to shield nursing homes from liability.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

April 27, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The generator requirement was pushed by former Gov. Rick Scott in 2017 after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning system at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, a nursing home in Broward County.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

April 24, 2020 | Daily Business Review

"An executive order is important to send a message to physicians that the state of Florida backs them and respects what they are doing [and] agrees that they should not be sued in the future for any liability issues … for the handling of the COVID-19 crisis," says William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute.

By Christine Sexton

7 minute read

April 17, 2020 | Daily Business Review

As of Friday morning, 141 of the state's 686 reported COVID-19 deaths were related to infections at nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other long-term care centers in 22 counties.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

March 20, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a priority of spending $625 million a year on Everglades restoration and other water-related projects. The Legislature topped that amount, setting aside about $690 million for projects in various parts of the state.

By Jim Saunders and Christine Sexton

4 minute read

March 13, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Federal law already prevents health insurers from using genetic information in underwriting policies and in setting premiums. But the prohibition doesn't apply to life insurance or long-term care coverage.

By Christine Sexton

3 minute read

March 09, 2020 | Daily Business Review

House Speaker Jose Oliva expressed concern that the highly contagious virus, which has caused the deaths of two Floridians and has people reconsidering travel and leisure plans, could adversely impact the state's tourism-dependent economy.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read