Governor signs major legal reforms into law

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major piece of legislation March 24 designed to curtail lawsuits and the fees lawyers can collect. 

But while Republicans celebrated the legislation, critics say it strengthens insurance companies at the expense of consumers who may have been wronged.

“Florida has been considered a judicial hellhole for far too long and we are desperately in need of legal reform that brings us more in line with the rest of the country,” DeSantis says in a statement on the bill signing.