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Florida Statute 768.1257 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE
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F.S. 768.1257
768.1257 State-of-the-art defense for products liability.—In an action based upon defective design, brought against the manufacturer of a product, the finder of fact shall consider the state of the art of scientific and technical knowledge and other circumstances that existed at the time of manufacture, not at the time of loss or injury.
History.—s. 14, ch. 99-225.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.1257
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.1257.

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Cases Citing Statute 768.1257

Total Results: 5

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases - Report No. 19-03

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-02-27

Snippet: better track the statutory language of section 768.1257, Florida Statutes (2019): [In deciding

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES—REPORT NO. 13-01 (PRODUCTS LIABILITY)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-26

Citation: 160 So. 3d 869, 2015 WL 1400770

Snippet: only in defective design cases. F.S. 768.1257. e. Apportionment of fault: whether

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-10

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-17

Citation: 91 So. 3d 785, 2012 WL 1722576

Snippet: 7d applies only in defective design cases. F.S. 768.1257, NOTES ON USE FOR 403.18 1. Comparative negligence

Bohack v. Keller Industries, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-01-26

Citation: 895 So. 2d 1113, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 576, 2005 WL 156775

Snippet: that would have been admissible under section 768.1257, Florida Statutes (2003), which, in a defective

Sta-Rite Industries, Inc. v. Levey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-12-22

Citation: 909 So. 2d 901, 2004 WL 2955038

Snippet: device was indeed feasible at that time.[3] See § 768.1257, Fla. Stat. (2003) ("In an action based upon defective