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Fla. Stat. § 768.17 (2025)
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Cited in 48
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · leading case: Capone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 116 So. 3d 363 (Fla. 2013).
Capone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 116 So. 3d 363 (Fla. 2013). “” § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2008). See also Perkins, 445 So.”
Laizure v. Avante at Leesburg, Inc., 109 So. 3d 752 (Fla. 2013). “” § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2008). Sections 768.”
Wagner, Vaughan, McLaughlin & Brennan, P.A. v. Kennedy Law Grp., 64 So. 3d 1187 (Fla. 2011). “§ 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2005). The Act is designed to substitute the financial resources of the wrongdoer for the resources of the decedent, in an attempt to meet the financial obligations of the decedent, Ellis v.”
Greenfield v. Daniels, 51 So. 3d 421 (Fla. 2010). “§ 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2005). Therefore, the intent of the act is to shift the losses of survivors to the wrongdoer.”
Toombs v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc., 833 So. 2d 109 (Fla. 2002). “See § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (2001); see also, Stern v.”
BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Meeks, 863 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 2003). “With respect to the wrongful death statute, the Florida Legislature has stated: It is the public policy of the state to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer.”
Piamba Cortes ex rel. Piamba Cortes v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 177 F.3d 1272 (11th Cir. 1999). “” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 768.17 . Although Florida has not enacted restrictions on recovery similar to those adopted by Colombia, we agree with the district court that a secondary purpose underlying Florida’s compensation scheme is that damages awards sufficient compensate survivors…”
Domino's Pizza v. Wiederhold, 248 So. 3d 212 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018). “It also would be contrary to the legislative intent expressed in section 768.17, Florida Statutes (2012), which states, “It is the public policy of the state to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer.”
Florida Convalescent Centers v. Somberg, 840 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 2003). “" § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (1997). The survivors that can recover damages are statutorily defined to be "the decedent's spouse, children, parents, and, when partly or wholly dependent on the decedent for support or services, any blood relatives and adoptive brothers and sisters.”
Stern v. Miller, 348 So. 2d 303 (Fla. 1977). “See Section 768.17, Florida Statutes. As compelling as these arguments may be, however, we are not at liberty to decide what is wise, appropriate, or necessary in terms of legislation.”
Meeks v. Florida Power & Light Co., 816 So. 2d 1125 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). “" § 768.17, Fla. Stat. (1997); see also Golf Channel v.”
Daniels v. Greenfield, 15 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “” § 768.17, Fla. Stat. See also Fla. Convalescent Ctrs.”
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