Fla. Stat. » 766
Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 766.211 (2025)

Payment of arbitration award; interest.

✓ 2025 Florida Statutes: through the 2025 Regular Session (some sections already show 2026 laws)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
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.
History.—s. 58, ch. 88-1; s. 34, ch. 88-277.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
St. Mary's Hosp., Inc. v. Phillipe, 769 So. 2d 961 (Fla. 2000). · cites it 2× “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). · cites it 2× “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.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.

This Florida statute resource is curated by an Orange Park personal injury and workers' comp lawyer, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 766 matters in the context of medical malpractice litigation and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.