BREAKING: Florida Supreme Court Strikes Fee Cap

The Florida Supreme Court today struck down the state's controversial 2003 cap on claimants' fees, in a long-awaited decision that is expected to trigger a call for a special session of the Florida Legislature and will reverse the National Council of Compensation Insurance's recommendation for a 14.1% cut in workers' compensation rates.In the first review of the fee cap – a key element of the SB 50A reform bill – the high court agreed with the claimant's bar and workers' groups that the cap conflicts with a separate section of Florida Statute 440, the state ...