Florida Statute 768.042 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 768.042

768.042 Damages.—In any action brought in the circuit court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the amount of general damages shall not be stated in the complaint, but the amount of special damages, if any, may be specifically pleaded and the requisite jurisdictional amount established for filing in any court of competent jurisdiction.

History.—ss. 8, 9, ch. 75-9; s. 161, ch. 2020-2.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.042

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.042.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 768.042

Total Results: 6

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Small Claims Rules, and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure – Jurisdiction

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-08-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: amount of the claim, is inconsistent with section 768.042(1), Florida Statutes (2019), which prohibits the

Bessman Okafor v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-06-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 225 So. 3d 768, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 639, 2017 WL 2481266, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1268

Snippet: Lawson, Canady, Polston 8 June 2017 225 So. 3d 768, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 639, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1268,

Dryden v. Pedemonti

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-04-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 910 So. 2d 854

Snippet: suit were $10,000, and the trial court set off $3,768.42 in PIP benefits Pedemonti already received. The

Estate of Shearer v. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-07-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 737 So. 2d 1229

Snippet: a wrongful death suit is prohibited by section 768.042 from stating in the complaint the amount of general

Bell v. Harris

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1980-03-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 381 So. 2d 1167, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16328

Snippet: an unliquidated claim for wrongful death. Cf. § 768.042, F.S. (1977), which provides that in a wrongful

Quinn v. Phipps

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1927-04-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 113 So. 419, 93 Fla. 805, 54 A.L.R. 1173, 1927 Fla. LEXIS 1180

Snippet: benefit of the first. Patrick v. Kirkland, 53 Fla. 768, 42 So.2d Rep. 969; Thomas v. Goodbread,78 Fla. 278