Florida Supreme Court strikes down workers comp fee law

In a major ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said that a state law limiting attorney's fees in workers-compensation insurance cases is unconstitutional. The 5-2 ruling in the closely watched case was a victory for attorneys who represent injured workers. The full opinion from the Florida Supreme Court in MARVIN CASTELLANOS, vs. NEXT DOOR COMPANY, is here. Also read more at the Tampa Bay Times and the Insurance Journal.

Florida Department of Health launches new HIV Data Center

In an effort to increase public awareness of the status of HIV in Florida, the Department of Health has launched a new HIV Data Center that clearly explains the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) information gathering and CDC’s deduplication processes. Read the story here.

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The striking variation of commercial healthcare prices

Price and utilization are the two essential elements of the nation's health spending tab, and seemingly wild differences in prices for common medical procedures appear to be driving that bill up a lot. [Source: Modern Healthcare]

Big business moves into co-working spaces

If co-working is the future, big businesses want a piece of it. Corporate employees are swapping suits for jeans and occupying desks at co-working spaces, traditionally a refuge for freelancers, start-ups and workers in the creative sectors. [Source: Financial Times]

A majority of millennials now reject capitalism

In an apparent rejection of the basic principles of the U.S. economy, a new poll shows that most young people do not support capitalism. The Harvard University survey, which polled young adults between ages 18 and 29, found that 51 percent of respondents do not support capitalism. [Source: Washington Post]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› U.S. Surgeon General addresses Florida's Zika worries [WMFE]
Most Floridians know Florida’s hot and humid summers bring with them a boom in the mosquito population. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he was raised in Miami and he understands that Florida residents may be concerned about the latest mosquito-borne illness – Zika.

› South Florida's naval ties – scaled back but still strong [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
An Army major built Fort Lauderdale, but in its heart and its history, it's a Navy town. Especially during the first week of May.

› Palm Bay convention center/arena could host hockey team [Florida Today]
A developer may build a convention center-sports complex off the northern curve of Robert J. Conlan Boulevard in Palm Bay that could host a Southern Professional Hockey League expansion franchise in 2018.

› Court calls $1.53 an hour lawyer fee unconstitutional [Orlando Sentinel]
A law limiting lawyer fees in workers' compensation cases is unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court decided Thursday, after considering a case in which an attorney was paid $1.53 per hour for his services.

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› Smile! Miami-Dade police deploying 1,000 body cameras [AP]
The largest police agency in Florida is outfitting 1,000 of its officers with body cameras over the next few months. The Miami-Dade Police Department unveiled a $5.5 million plan Thursday to begin use of the pager-sized cameras beginning next week.

› Port Canaveral terminates Cove redevelopment deal [Florida Today]
Port Canaveral commissioners have decided to cut ties with the company that was designated to develop the port's Cove area into a large-scale restaurant, retail and entertainment district.

› Ford to sponsor Fort Lauderdale air show [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
South Florida Ford has signed on as title sponsor of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show. The South Florida Ford Dealers made a multiyear commitment to become the title sponsor of the event less than two weeks before it is set to return.