Florida Statutes Part II - Damages (Ss. 768.71-768.81)

• 768.71 - Applicability; Conflicts.
  (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this part applies to any action for damages, whether in tort or in contract.(2) This part applies only to causes of...
• 768.72 - Pleading In Civil Actions; Claim For Punitive Damages.
  (1) In any civil action, no claim for punitive damages shall be permitted unless there is a reasonable showing by evidence in the record or proffered...
• 768.725 - Punitive Damages; Burden Of Proof.
  In all civil actions, the plaintiff must establish at trial, by clear and convincing evidence, its entitlement to an award of punitive damages. The “greater...
• 768.73 - Punitive Damages; Limitation.
  (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), an award of punitive damages may not exceed the greater of:1. Three times the amount of compensatory damages...
• 768.733 - Bonds In Class Actions; Limitations.
  (1) In any civil action that is brought as a certified class action, the trial court, upon the posting of a bond or equivalent surety as...
• 768.734 - Capacity To Sue.
  (1)(a) In any action asserting the right to class action status, the claimant class having capacity to sue shall be limited to residents of this state...
• 768.735 - Punitive Damages; Exceptions; Limitation.
  (1) Sections 768.72(2)-(4), 768.725, and 768.73 do not apply to any civil action based upon child abuse, abuse of the elderly under chapter 415, or abuse...
• 768.736 - Punitive Damages; Exceptions For Intoxication.
  Sections 768.725 and 768.73 do not apply to any defendant who, at the time of the act or omission for which punitive damages are sought,...
• 768.737 - Punitive Damages; Application In Arbitration.
  Where punitive damages are available as a remedy in an arbitration proceeding, ss. 768.72, 768.725, and 768.73 apply. When an award of punitive damages is...
• 768.74 - Remittitur And Additur.
  (1) In any action to which this part applies wherein the trier of fact determines that liability exists on the part of the defendant and a...
• 768.76 - Collateral Sources Of Indemnity.
  (1) In any action to which this part applies in which liability is admitted or is determined by the trier of fact and in which damages...
• 768.77 - Itemized Verdict.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), in any action to which this part applies in which the trier of fact determines that liability exists on...
• 768.78 - Alternative Methods Of Payment Of Damage Awards.
  (1)(a) In any action to which this part applies in which the court determines that an award to compensate the claimant includes future economic losses which...
• 768.79 - Offer Of Judgment And Demand For Judgment.
  (1) In any civil action for damages filed in the courts of this state, if a defendant files an offer of judgment which is not accepted...
• 768.81 - Comparative Fault.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Accident” means the events and actions that relate to the incident as well as those events and actions that...

Last modified: September 23, 2016