Florida Republicans relying on trial lawyers to enforce conservative agenda

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“It’s a sea change” for the GOP, which has traditionally resisted using lawsuits to enforce laws.

TALLAHASSEE — For decades, Republicans have railed against frivolous lawsuits and litigation, blaming them for driving up costs for businesses and governments.

But this year, Florida Republicans are turning to trial lawyers, one of their historic foes, to help enforce their agenda.

GOP legislators are advancing legislation that would allow Floridians to sue Big Tech companies over data privacy, sue primary schools that teach about gender identity or sexual orientation and sue cities for passing ordinances that damage their businesses.

The expanded use of lawsuits to enforce Republicans’ agenda is a shift for the party, and it has business groups concerned.

“There’s a populist strain of Republicans who have allied with supportive trial lawyers, and they’re working to create a slew of opportunities for social grievance lawsuits,” said William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, a tort reform advocacy group.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/03/02/florida-republicans-relying-on-trial-lawyers-to-enforce-conservative-mandates/

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