Rick Ellsley

April 25, 2023 | Daily Business Review

On March 24, the governor signed HB 837. This law changes many aspects of the civil litigation system as it relates to personal injury and insurance claims.

By Rick Ellsley

5 minute read

March 02, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Good news: The courts are now opening up again after the COVID-19 closures. Bad news: There remains a backlog of civil cases and the judges are scrambling to move them forward.

By Rick Ellsley

7 minute read

December 22, 2020 | Daily Business Review

As we all know, courts throughout Florida have halted in-person jury trials for almost all of 2020 due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, despite the prospect of a vaccine being widely distributed and available in the coming months, it remains unlikely that there will be in-person civil jury trials in 2021 and maybe through 2022.

By Rick Ellsley

5 minute read

June 05, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Fortunately, most businesses have a viable path to recover some of their losses. Their hope is located in the language of the benefits provisions of their commercial insurance policies. This type of coverage is known as "business interruption insurance."

By Rick Ellsley

6 minute read