Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
515 U.S. 618 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
A Florida Bar rule (defendant's rule) barred personal-injury lawyers from sending direct-mail solicitations to accident victims for 30 days after an accident. Went For It, Inc. (plaintiff), a lawyer referral service, challenged the rule in federal court as violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments; the court of appeals agreed that it impermissibly restricted commercial speech, and the Florida Bar sought review from the U.S. Supreme Court.
IssueFree
Whether a bar association rule prohibiting direct-mail solicitation of accident victims within a limited time period following an accident violates constitutional protections of commercial speech.