Tom Gaitens

Jul 12, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Tom Gaitens

Shouldn’t an attorney always act in the best interest of their client? Of course they should, but when it comes to attorneys involving themselves in cases with third-party litigation funding attached, questions arise. Third-party litigation funding, or TPLF for short, is a massively growing and largely unregulated component of the civil justice world. Internationally, it is a $15 billion dollar industry, and domestically, it has grown to over $5 billion. Yet very few know much about it.

May 17, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Tom Gaitens

The property insurance crisis is one of the many impacts of the root cause, which has been dragging upon our state economy for several years now, the author writes. As Floridians grapple with the unprecedented cost of property insurance, we risk losing focus on the root cause of the problem while spending too much time discussing symptoms. Yes, most of us have seen our rates skyrocket. Some, like me, have had it canceled, and others have been forced to move halfway back to whence they came.

Apr 30, 2024 | flarecord.com | Tom Gaitens

As Floridians grapple with the unprecedented cost of property insurance we risk losing focus on the root cause of the problem while spending too much time discussing symptoms. Yes, most of us have seen our rates skyrocket, some, like me, have had it cancelled and others have been forced to move half-way back to whence they came. The larger cause is a ‘tort tax’ which is the net result of impact frivolous lawsuit pose upon the whole of the economy.

Apr 30, 2024 | orlandolocalnews.com | Tom Gaitens |Marshall Swanson

OPINION As Floridians grapple with the unprecedented cost of property insurance we risk losing focus on the root cause of the problem while spending too much time discussing symptoms. Yes, most of us have seen our rates skyrocket, some, like me, have had it cancelled and others have been forced to move half-way back to whence they came. The larger cause is a ‘tort tax’ which is the net result of impact frivolous lawsuit pose upon the whole of the economy.

Apr 18, 2024 | floridadaily.com | Tom Gaitens

By Tom GaitensAs Floridians grapple with the unprecedented cost of property insurance, we risk losing focus on the root cause of the problem while spending too much time discussing symptoms. Yes, most of us have seen our rates skyrocket. Some, like me, have had it canceled, and others have been forced to move halfway back to where they came from. The larger cause is a ‘tort tax,’ which is the net result of the impact frivolous lawsuits pose upon the whole of the economy.