Florida Statute 768.0415 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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768.0415 Liability for injury to parent.—A person who, through negligence, causes significant permanent injury to the natural or adoptive parent of an unmarried dependent resulting in a permanent total disability shall be liable to the dependent for damages, including damages for permanent loss of services, comfort, companionship, and society. This section shall apply to acts of negligence occurring on or after October 1, 1988.

History.—s. 1, ch. 88-173.

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Total Results: 16

Engle Cases 4432 Individual Tobacco v. Various Tobacco Companies

767 F.3d 1082, 89 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1199, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17450

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 10, 2014 | Docket: 1185047

Cited 39 times | Published

unmarried children. See Fla. Stat. § 768.0415. For ease of discussion, we will refer to consortium

Sandarac Ass'n v. WR FRI. ARCHI.

609 So. 2d 1349

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 1992 | Docket: 1325500

Cited 30 times | Published

Zorzos v. Rosen, 467 So.2d 305 (Fla. 1985) with § 768.0415, Fla. Stat. (1991) (court declines to create

In re Standard Jury Instructions—Contract & Business Cases

116 So. 3d 284, 2013 WL 2435441

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2013 | Docket: 60232345

Cited 23 times | Published

negligent and against his employer) or claims under F.S. 768.0415. 601.5 CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION (BEFORE FINAL

United States v. Dempsey

635 So. 2d 961, 1994 WL 137961

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 1994 | Docket: 1705538

Cited 21 times | Published

minor child of a permanently injured parent. § 768.0415, Fla. Stat. (1993). Similarly, this Court has

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01

35 So. 3d 666, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 302

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 2010 | Docket: 1646266

Cited 14 times | Published

dependency, this instruction should be modified. 2. F.S. 768.0415 does not define "significant permanent injury

Howard v. Risch

959 So. 2d 308, 2007 WL 1373781

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 2007 | Docket: 1525802

Cited 13 times | Published

children are entitled to a monetary recovery. See § 768.0415, Fla. Stat. (2003). Mr. Howard filed his lawsuit

Cruz v. Broward County School Bd.

800 So. 2d 213, 2001 WL 1338330

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 2001 | Docket: 1283112

Cited 6 times | Published

Legislature enacted section 768.0415, Florida Statutes (Supp.1988). Section 768.0415 provides that an "unmarried

Diecidue v. Lewis

223 So. 3d 1015, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1649, 2017 WL 535447

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2017 | Docket: 4583388

Cited 5 times | Published

defined by section 768.0415, Florida Statutes (2007).” (Emphasis added.) Section 768.0415 allows unmarried

Moore v. Gillett

96 So. 3d 933, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11662, 2012 WL 2913937

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2012 | Docket: 60311597

Cited 4 times | Published

Gillett continued to pursue a claim under section 768.0415, Florida Statutes (1999), for the loss of

Pavolini v. Bird

769 So. 2d 410, 2000 WL 1228010

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 2000 | Docket: 1476617

Cited 4 times | Published

example, Stephanie would claim as a minor under section 768.0415.[1] Investigation would require, of necessity

Gomez v. AVIS RENT a CAR SYSTEM, INC.

596 So. 2d 510, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 3548, 1992 WL 61356

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1992 | Docket: 1358664

Cited 3 times | Published

minor children, based on section 768.0415, Florida Statutes (1989). Section 768.0415 provides that A person

Standard Jury Inst-Civ. Cases (01-1 & 01-2)

825 So. 2d 277, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 555, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1158, 2002 WL 1232963

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2002 | Docket: 1691096

Cited 2 times | Published

Unmarried dependent's claim under Fla. Stat. § 768.0415: If you find for the (defendant)(s), you will

Honeywell International, Inc. v. Guilder

23 So. 3d 867, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 20052, 2009 WL 4928038

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2009 | Docket: 60282096

Cited 1 times | Published

consortium pursuant to section 768.0415, Florida Statutes (2006). Section 768.0415 provides that: a person

Larusso v. Garner

888 So. 2d 712

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2004 | Docket: 1327731

Cited 1 times | Published

services, comfort, companionship, and society. § 768.0415, Fla. Stat. (1994). As Braden was not born, but

Standard Jury Instructions—Civil Cases (No. 98-4)

746 So. 2d 440, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 101, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 257, 1999 WL 92624

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 1999 | Docket: 64792816

Published

Fla. Stat. § 768.0415,” and 6.2(h) “Unmarried dependent’s damages under Fla. Stat. § 768.0415”; and a revision

Taylor ex rel. Parker v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

622 So. 2d 1169, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8755, 1993 WL 322979

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 27, 1993 | Docket: 64698270

Published

statute was not negated by the 1988 enactment of section 768.0415 allowing recovery by dependent children for

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