Statute treatment: Fla. Stat. § 768.79

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 323 citation events across 89 distinct cases.

323citations total

89distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

106citations in last 5y

1999–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 JES Properties, Inc. v. USA Equestrian, Inc. (2006) flmd 11 own cites 16× in case

#2 Erika L. McNamara v. Government Employees Insurance Company (2022) ca11 454 own cites 2× in case

#3 Menchise v. Akerman Senterfitt (2008) ca11 26 own cites 6× in case

#4 Richardson v. Locklyn (2016) gactapp 13 own cites 9× in case

#5 Horowitch v. DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC. (2011) ca11 60 own cites 3× in case

#6 McMahan v. Toto (2002) ca11 103 own cites 6× in case

#7 Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. v. Horowitch (2013) fla 123 own cites 2× in case

#8 Tiara Condominium Ass'n, Inc. v. Marsh USA, Inc. (2010) flsd 12 own cites 7× in case

#9 Auto-Owners Insurance v. Southeast Floating Docks, Inc. (2011) ca11 14 own cites 5× in case

#10 William Primo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2016) ca11 5 own cites 11× in case

#11 KMS Restaurant Corp. v. Wendy's International, Inc. (2006) ca11 8 own cites 4× in case

#12 HSI Chang v. JP Morgan Chase bank, N.A. (2017) ca11 76 own cites 1× in case

#13 American Home Assurance Co. v. Weaver Aggregate Transport, Inc. (2015) flmd 1 own cites 15× in case

#14 Millette v. Tarnove etc. (2011) ca11 5 own cites 2× in case

#15 Great West Casualty Co. v. Bloomfield (2010) gactapp 10 own cites 1× in case

#16 Amy L. Hillman v. Anna Bord (2018) gactapp 9 own cites 1× in case

#17 USAA Casualty Insurance v. Auffant (In Re Auffant) (2001) flmb 8 own cites 1× in case

#18 Maytronics, Ltd. v. Aqua Vac Systems, Inc. (2002) ca11 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 David Davenport v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc. (2016) ca11 2 own cites 15× in case

#20 Danubis Group, LLC v. Landmark American Insurance Company (2017) ca11 3 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.