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Fla. Stat. § 766.211 (2025)
Payment of arbitration award; interest.
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766.211 Payment of arbitration award; interest.—
(1) Within 20 days after the determination of damages by the arbitration panel pursuant to s. 766.207, the defendant shall:
(a) Pay the arbitration award, including interest at the legal rate, to the claimant; or
(b) Submit any dispute among multiple defendants to arbitration pursuant to s. 766.208.
(2) Commencing 90 days after the award rendered in the arbitration procedure pursuant to s. 766.207, such award shall begin to accrue interest at the rate of 18 percent per year.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000).
St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000). “As set forth in section 766.211(1), the defendant must pay the arbitration award to the claimant within twenty days of the final award of the arbitration panel.”
Univ. of Miami v. Echarte, 618 So. 2d 189 (Fla. 1993). “Finally, section 766.211, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1988), provides for prompt payment of the award to the claimant, including interest at the legal rate and a penalty rate if the defendant fails to pay within ninety days of the award.”
— 766.211(1) — 1 case
St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000). “As set forth in section 766.211(1), the defendant must pay the arbitration award to the claimant within twenty days of the final award of the arbitration panel.”
— 766.211(2) — 1 case
St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000). “As set forth in section 766.211(1), the defendant must pay the arbitration award to the claimant within twenty days of the final award of the arbitration panel.”
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