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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE
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F.S. 768.16
768.16 Wrongful Death Act.Sections 768.16-768.26 may be cited as the “Florida Wrongful Death Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 72-35; s. 105, ch. 2003-1.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.16
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.16.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 768.16

Total Results: 20

CITY OF SARASOTA, OFFICER JUAN JAIMES v. ESTATE OF JOHN KAAFI, SOUCY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-14

Snippet: Florida Wrongful Death Act consists of sections 768.16 to 768.26. And in examining the pertinent sections

Jennifer Ripple, etc. v. CBS Corporation

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-09

Snippet: suffering 1. The Act is codified at sections 768.16-768.26, Florida Statutes (2015). from the date

JENNIFER RIPPLE, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF RICHARD D. COUNTER v. BENNET AUTO SUPPLY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-30

Snippet: the decedent to the wrongdoer. Sections 768.16-768.26 are remedial and shall be liberally

Mary E. Sheffield, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-11-18

Snippet: person, then the Wrongful Death Act applies. See §§ 768.16-768.26, Fla. Stat. (2020). The Wrongful Death

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases - Report No. 19-04

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-23

Snippet: the survivors under the Wrongful Death Act, F.S. 768.16–768.26.

Nora LaFreniere, Vice President and General Counsel of Otis Elevator Company v. Catherine Craig-Myers, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Robert Myers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-28

Citation: 264 So. 3d 232

Snippet: that jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to section 768.16, Florida Statutes, “the Florida Wrongful Death

Domino's Pizza v. Wiederhold

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-07

Citation: 248 So. 3d 212

Snippet: surviving spouse under the Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-.26, Florida Statutes (2012) (the “Act”), because

Heiston v. Schwartz & Zonas, LLP

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-07

Citation: 221 So. 3d 1268, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 9695, 2017 WL 2882944

Snippet: under the Florida Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-.26, Florida Statutes (2014) (the Act). Dylan had

Kelly v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-22

Citation: 211 So. 3d 340, 2017 WL 697746, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 2413

Snippet: survived the death of the injured party. See § 768.16, Fla. Stat. (2015). The purpose of the Florida

Goheagan v. Perkins

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-20

Citation: 197 So. 3d 112, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11106, 2016 WL 3911483

Snippet: amount. . § 768.21, Fla. Stat. (2014). . §§ 768.16-768.26, Fla. Stat. (2014).

Cosman v. Rodriguez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-12-17

Citation: 153 So. 3d 371, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20367, 2014 WL 7156334

Snippet: survivor’s claim under the Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-.26, Florida Statutes (2009). Cosman countered

Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-31

Citation: 129 So. 3d 1145, 2013 WL 6865402, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20727

Snippet: pursuant to Florida’s Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-768.27, Florida Statutes (1997), in accordance

Capone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-13

Citation: 116 So. 3d 363, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 402, 2013 WL 2631180, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1180

Snippet: term “abate” is not defined in the Act. See §§ 768.16-.26, Fla. Stat. (2008). Moreover, there is no singular

Claudio v. Regalado

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-03-01

Citation: 116 So. 3d 451, 2013 WL 765007, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3321

Snippet: part of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act (sections 768.16-.26), provides that “[a] defense that would bar

Laizure v. Avante at Leesburg, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-02-14

Citation: 109 So. 3d 752, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 102, 2013 WL 535417, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 249

Snippet: wrongdoer.” § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2008). Sections 768.16-26, Florida Statutes, known as the “Florida Wrongful

Smith v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-14

Citation: 103 So. 3d 955, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21520, 2012 WL 6216756

Snippet: survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer. Sections 768.16-768.26 [the Florida Wrongful Death Act] are remedial

Goheagan v. American Vehicle Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-05

Citation: 107 So. 3d 433, 2012 WL 6027809, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20897

Snippet: and a survivor under the wrongful death act. §§ 768.16-768.26, Fla. Stat. (2007). . (i) An adjuster

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-06-27

Citation: 93 So. 3d 1076, 2012 WL 2400880, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10488

Snippet: both the estate and the decedent’s survivors. §§ 768.16-.26, Fla. Stat. (2010). The *1084personal representative

Kadlecik v. Haim

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-02-17

Citation: 79 So. 3d 892, 2012 WL 511389, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 2449

Snippet: both the estate and the decedent’s survivors. §§ 768.16-.26, Fla. Stat. (2010). The personal representative

Wagner, Vaughan, McLaughlin & Brennan, P.A. v. Kennedy Law Group

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-04-07

Citation: 64 So. 3d 1187, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 133, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 780, 2011 WL 1304921

Snippet: Death Act (the Act), which encompasses sections 768.16 to 768.26 of the Florida Statutes, provides that