The more light we can shed on Florida's Free Kill law, the better.  The reason Florida Statute 768.21(8) is in place, is for medical malpractice companies to save money.  The flip side of that is that it costs lives.  Fundamentally, the reason for all types of insuranc...

Now I know the question seems counter intuitive.  Does the medical industry profit from death? Sadly the answer is yes, in many cases, and actually more so in Florida than other states.

Staggering new statistics were recently released reveal that 10% of deaths in t...

The Florida Free Kill Amendment made it to the Civil Justice Committee, sponsored by Florida House Representative Amy Mercado.  It was attached to the latest med-mal Bill, a Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Bill, seeking to add caps to Florida malpractice cases, sponsor...

Florida Medical Rights Association Board Chairman, Melody Page attended the Florida Civil Justice Sub-Committee meeting on tort reform and med-mal reform on February 20, 2019.  When she walked into meeting room 404 of the Capitol House Building the big screen in the fr...

No Room for People’s Advocates in Florida House Med-Mal Meeting?

LAKE WORTH, Feb. 15, 2019 – The Florida Medical Rights Association (FMRA) – an organization founded by family members of victims who died of medical negligence– today expressed dire concern over the Florid...

Florida Senator Gary Farmer voices his opinion on Florida's Wrongful Death Act, aka Free Kill during the January 2019, Broward Legislative Committee Session.

Because of Florida's Wrongful Death Act, Farmer states, "(In Florida) There is no accountability for a death tha...

January is turning out to be an epic month for Florida Medical Rights Association.  We are working hard to bring awareness of Florida's Wrongful Death Act to legislators, press and the public.  Following a meeting with our President, Debbie Sowden, we received a reques...

"There but for the grace of God go I," is a phrase that came about simply because tragedy is something that one does not typically expect.  It can happen to anyone at any time.  

In this case, a prominent heart surgeon, Dr. Lancelot Lester, who spent his caree...

Dear Families of Florida Free Kill Victims and Florida Medical Rights Association Supporters,

Election Day is near and while I would never tell anyone what to believe in or how to vote, I wanted to share with you which politicians have verbally committed to supporting a...

We are living in an age of change, a time where people are fed up with social injustices that often occur against American citizens in favor of for-profit corporations bottom line results.  The medical industry is no stranger to this problem.  While the medical profess...