Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has lined up three high-powered attorneys to bring a class-action suit against property insurers, who he says are violating a state law designed to help them reduce rates.
Dexter Douglass, one of the attorneys the governor revealed on Tuesday had been contacted, said today that the case would be handled in the same way as the massive government lawsuit against the tobacco industry that led to a $130 billion settlement.
In reaction, an insurance industry spokesman said the state was welcome to bring the suit because insurers have done nothing wrong.
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