Cases from cite.case.law:

SAMMONS v. ADAM GREENFIELD, D. O. ASG d b a, 270 So. 3d 534 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . consortium survives the abatement of her husband's personal injury action upon his death pursuant to section 768.20 . . . Sammons' personal injury action did not abate under section 768.20, Florida Statutes (2015). . . . Section 768.20 provides, in pertinent part, "When a personal injury to the decedent results in death, . . .

D. THOMAS, v. BALCARCEL,, 382 F. Supp. 3d 678 (E.D. Mich. 2019)

. . . Laws § 768.20. Thomas did his part. . . . was no unfair surprise: We further note that the intent behind the rebuttal notice requirement in MCL 768.20 . . . trial court abused its discretion in allowing the testimony of a rebuttal witness when notice under MCL 768.20 . . .

HARRIS, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,, 383 F. Supp. 3d 1315 (M.D. Fla. 2019)

. . . ." § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). . . . At the center of this dispute is a sentence in § 768.20, Fla. . . . though a wrongful death action only encompasses damages caused by the injury that resulted in death, § 768.20 . . . survivors and estate all damages, as specified in this act, caused by the injury resulting in death." § 768.20 . . . Act allows recovery of such damages only to the extent "caused by the injury resulting in death." § 768.20 . . .

SHANDS JACKSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. PUSHA,, 254 So. 3d 1076 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . . § 768.20 Fla. Stat. (2011). . . .

DOMINO S PIZZA, LLC, v. WIEDERHOLD, E., 248 So. 3d 212 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . ." § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .

HOWARD, Jr. v. WILKINSON,, 305 F. Supp. 3d 1327 (M.D. Fla. 2018)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

SMITH, v. WINN,, 714 F. App'x 577 (6th Cir. 2018)

. . . Laws Ann. 768.20(1) she needed to file a notice of any alibi witnesses she might call. . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES- REPORT NO., 236 So. 3d 919 (Fla. 2018)

. . . See F.S. 768.20; Frazier v. Metropolitan Dade County, 701 So.2d 418 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); Childers v. . . .

DELGADO, D. v. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,, 237 So. 3d 432 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . See §§ 768.20 & 768.21, Fla. Sta. (2016). . . .

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. v. MCCALL,, 234 So. 3d 4 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2007). . . .

WEAVER, v. C. MYERS, M. D., 229 So. 3d 1118 (Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2016); see Roughton v. R.J. . . .

R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY USA v. R. ALLEN Sr. FOR ESTATE OF L. ALLEN,, 228 So. 3d 684 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . Section; 768.20, Florida Statutes, provides guidance and states in part, “When a personal injury to the . . . altered since it was, adopted in Chapter 72-35, Laws of Florida; so the applicable year of section 768.20 . . .

N. MARKLAND, S. v. INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 270 F. Supp. 3d 1318 (M.D. Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20 (2015). . . .

K. SHARBAUGH, v. C. BEAUDRY,, 267 F. Supp. 3d 1326 (N.D. Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20 (emphasis added). . . . Martin, 314 So.2d at 770 (construing § 768.20 as precluding a separate lawsuit under the survival statute . . . Stat. § 768.20; see also Martin v. United Sec. Servs., Inc., 314 So.2d 765, 767 (Fla. 1975). . . . .

HEISTON, v. SCHWARTZ ZONAS, LLP,, 221 So. 3d 1268 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2005); see also Wiggins v. . . . Haim, 79 So.3d 892, 893 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012) (citations omitted); see also § 768.20, Fla. . . .

GREER, v. IVEY,, 242 F. Supp. 3d 1284 (M.D. Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

KELLY, K. v. GEORGIA- PACIFIC, LLC, Co., 211 So. 3d 340 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2015). . . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2015). . . .

WISEKAL, v. LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS C., 182 F. Supp. 3d 1296 (S.D. Fla. 2016)

. . . law to bring this wrongful death action for the benefit of the Estate and the decedent’s survivors, § 768.20 . . .

PEKLUN, v. TIERRA DEL MAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION,, 119 F. Supp. 3d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2015)

. . . . § 768.20, and the Florida Survival Statute, Fla. Stat. § 46.021. . . .

WILLIAMS, v. CURTIN,, 613 F. App'x 461 (6th Cir. 2015)

. . . Laws § 768.20(1). . . .

A. BENNETT, TAB, EEB, v. FOREST LABORATORIES,, 99 F. Supp. 3d 1360 (M.D. Fla. 2015)

. . . . § 768.20 (1995)). . . .

E. GRAHAM, PR v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, USA,, 782 F.3d 1261 (11th Cir. 2015)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

In ENGLE CASES, 45 F. Supp. 3d 1351 (M.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

In ENGLE CASES v. LLC,, 767 F.3d 1082 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 768.20; Martin v. United Sec. Servs., Inc., 314 So.2d 765, 769-70 (Fla.1975). . . .

RODEN, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, a k a USA, f k a a a a a U. S. A. f k a a f k a f k a LLC, f k a a LLC. a U. S. A. a a, 145 So. 3d 183 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . The tobacco companies also cited to section 768.20, Florida Statutes (2013), arguing that the statute . . . The order stated “that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is Granted based on FS 768.20 and Capone v. . . . main issue our supreme court analyzed in Capone II was whether the term “abate” as used in section 768.20 . . . The Court stated: [W]e hold that when a personal injury action “abates” pursuant to section 768.20, this . . . Instead, “abate,” as that term is used in section 768.20 must be interpreted to cause the case to be . . .

ROUGHTON, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY USA, LLC f k a f k a f k a f, 129 So. 3d 1145 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .

CAPONE, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., 116 So. 3d 363 (Fla. 2013)

. . . The analysis in Capone simply applies the rule of abatement in section 768.20, Florida Statutes (2008 . . . is that the pending action was for “a personal injury to the decedent” that “resulted] in death.” § 768.20 . . . In support of this contention, Philip Morris relied upon section 768.20, Florida Statutes (2008), which . . . See § 768.20 (“[W]hen a personal injury to the decedent results in death, no action for the personal . . . In reaching this determination, the Second District examined the term “abate” in section 768.20 as it . . . We will not attempt a precise definition of “abate” for purposes of section 768.20. . . . Moreover, pursuant to section 768.20, a personal injury action only “abates” if it is first determined . . .

SCHIPPERS, v. UNITED STATES, 715 F.3d 879 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . The government argued that, pursuant to Section 768.20 of the Florida Act, the appellants lacked capacity . . . Stat. § 768.20 (providing that wrongful death actions in Florida must be filed by the decedent’s personal . . .

SHEHADA, v. TAVSS,, 965 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

CLAUDIO a k a v. REGALADO, Sr. Jr. a Sr. Sr., 116 So. 3d 451 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . Claudio has hastened to point out to us, that this case presents no conflict between section 768.20 and . . . Section 768.20, part of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act (sections 768.16-.26), provides that “[a] defense . . . We adhere to the proviso of section 768.20 because our disposition does not in any manner reduce the . . . But the district court went on to explain that because section 768.20 had priority over section 768.81 . . . 588 So.2d 244, the Fourth District discussed the proper application of sections 768.81, 768.31, and 768.20 . . .

LAIZURE, v. AVANTE AT LEESBURG, INC., 109 So. 3d 752 (Fla. 2013)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2008). . . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . .

SMITH, Jr. v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. U. S. A. Co. LLC f k a f k a Co. f k a, 103 So. 3d 955 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . Section 768.20 provides, “[W]hen a personal injury to the decedent results in death, no action for the . . . This interpretation, however, discounts the plain language of both section 768.20 and rule 1.260(a)(1 . . . First, with regard to section 768.20, the majority’s interpretation fails to consider the plain language . . . This is contrary to the plain language of section 768.20 and rule 1.260. . . . majority notes that this court purposely refrained from defining “abate” for the purpose of section 768.20 . . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2008). . . . Applying a liberal construction to the word abate in section 768.20, as we are directed to do by section . . . But we purposefully avoided precisely defining abate for purposes of section 768.20. Id. . . .

YELTON, K. D. L. Y. L. R. L. Y. v. PHI, INCORPORATED III, v. PHI PHI,, 669 F.3d 577 (5th Cir. 2012)

. . . . § 768.20; see, e.g., Am. Airlines v. Montero, 741 So.2d 587, 588 (Fla.Dist.Ct. . . .

SKYRME, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY USA, LLC f k a f k a, 75 So. 3d 769 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . personal injury claim cannot survive on its own since it has now become a wrongful death claim, see § 768.20 . . . “Thus, the pleadings d[id] not permit the personal injury action to be abated under section 768.20, and . . . parties, the trial court would never be able to resolve this action by correctly applying sections 768.20 . . . personal injuries to the deceased); Martin, 314 So.2d at 770 ("The only logical construction of [section 768.20 . . . The purpose of [section 768.20] is to implement the consolidation.”); Niemi, 862 So.2d at 33 ("[W]hen . . .

STARLING, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,, 845 F. Supp. 2d 1215 (M.D. Fla. 2011)

. . . . § 768.20; see Martin, 314 So.2d at 770. . . . any action for wrongful death had to be filed as a new lawsuit pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 768.20 . . . Stat. § 768.20).) Additionally, Mrs. . . . Florida Supreme Court’s explanation supports this Court’s determination that the dictates of Section 768.20 . . .

GERMAINE, v. ST. GERMAIN,, 435 F. App'x 530 (7th Cir. 2011)

. . . . § 768.20; Wiggins v. . . . Stat. §§ 768.20, 768.18(1); Thompson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. . . .

WAGNER, VAUGHAN, McLAUGHLIN BRENNAN, P. A. v. KENNEDY LAW GROUP,, 64 So. 3d 1187 (Fla. 2011)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2005); see also Wiggins v. Estate of Wright, 850 So.2d 444, 446 (Fla.2003). . . .

RUBLE, v. RINKER MATERIAL CORPORATION,, 59 So. 3d 137 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . . United Security Servs., Inc. 314 So.2d 765, 770 (Fla.1975) (upholding section 768.20, and explaining . . .

CAPONE, v. PHILIP MORRIS U. S. A. INC., 56 So. 3d 34 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Capone died and that any action for wrongful death had to be filed as a new lawsuit pursuant to Section 768.20 . . . See § 768.20 (“[W]hen a personal injury to the decedent results in death, no action for the personal . . . United Security Servs., Inc. 314 So.2d 765, 770 (Fla.1975) (upholding section 768.20, and explaining . . .

RIDLEY, v. NCL BAHAMAS LTD. Ph. D. M. D., 824 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (S.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 768.20 (“The [wrongful death] action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative, . . .

LAIZURE, v. AVANTE AT LEESBURG, INC. a k a, 44 So. 3d 1254 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Orlando Clinic, 555 So.2d 876, 879 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989) (noting that under section 768.20, “[wjhen a personal . . .

BRADLEY, E. Jr. v. SEBELIUS, U. S., 621 F.3d 1330 (11th Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

BELL, v. JACKSON,, 379 F. App'x 440 (6th Cir. 2010)

. . . Laws § 768.20(1). . . . Laws § 768.20(3). . . .

BURKS, v. BEARY,, 713 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (M.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. . . .

ESTATE OF McCALL, v. UNITED STATES, 663 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (N.D. Fla. 2009)

. . . . § 768.20. . . . Stat. § 768.20. . This statute applies to medical negligence of a practitioner. . . .

J. GRIFFIS, E. v. E. WHEELER, Jr. A., 18 So. 3d 2 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2005). . . .

COPELAND, F. v. R. BUSWELL, 20 So. 3d 867 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2005); see also Martinez v. . . . In pertinent part, section 768.20 provides: “The action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative . . .

NORTH, v. PRECISION AIRMOTIVE CORPORATION LLC, 600 F. Supp. 2d 1263 (M.D. Fla. 2009)

. . . . §§ 768.20 and 768.21. . . . Stat. § 768.20 survivors may not assert independent claims arising out of a wrongful death and that survivors . . . Stat. § 768.20, Plaintiff is a citizen of Vermont, only, for purposes of determining diversity- 2. . . .

MILLER, T. T. a. k. a. T. a v. COGONI, a, 302 F. App'x 898 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . . § 768.20 (2007). The term “survivors” includes the decedent’s parents. Fla. Stat. § 768.18. . . .

BRAVO, v. UNITED STATES M. D., 532 F.3d 1154 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . . § 768.20, would apply. . . . the merits, “the action would again be ‘pending’ in the lower court and would, by operation of Sec. 768.20 . . .

In PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION, 364 B.R. 839 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 768.20 (“The [wrongful death] action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative, . . .

ESTATE HEISER, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, D. v., 466 F. Supp. 2d 229 (D.C. Cir. 2006)

. . . . § 768.20-768.21. . . . Ann. § 768.20-768.21. . . . Ann. § 768.20-768.21. . . . Ann. § 768.20-768.21. . . . Ann. § 768.20-768.21. . . .

STEWART, v. WOLFENBARGER,, 468 F.3d 338 (6th Cir. 2006)

. . . Laws § 768.20(1) (emphasis supplied). . . . . § 768.20.” People v. Bieri, No. 206707, 2000 WL 33421293, at *4 (Mich.Ct.App. . . .

J. SALFI, v. COLUMBIA JFK MEDICAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP d b a JFK M. D., 942 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . However, section 768.20 states that “[w]hen a personal injury to the decedent results in death, no action . . . The Supreme Court of Florida upheld the constitutionality of section 768.20 in Martin v. . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, v. WILSON,, 948 So. 2d 774 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2002); Toombs v. . . . Hess, 758 So.2d 1203, 1204-05 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)(“Section 768.20 requires that a wrongful death action . . .

MARTINEZ, M. D. M. D. P. A. v. T. IPOX a, 925 So. 2d 448 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2001). . . . The court also recognized that under section 768.20 “the personal representative is the only party plaintiff . . . See §§ 768.20, 768.79, Fla. Stat. (2001); Reid, 888 So.2d at 103. . . .

M. STEINLAGE, v. MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, a, 435 F.3d 913 (8th Cir. 2006)

. . . . § 768.20, “the action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative, who shall recover . . .

DAMMARELL, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN,, 404 F. Supp. 2d 261 (D.D.C. 2005)

. . . . § 768.20 (“When a personal injury to the decedent results in death, no action for the personal injury . . .

ESTATE OF MORALES, T. MORALES, v. IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, d b a d b a, 901 So. 2d 965 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See §§ 46.021, 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2002); Niemi v. . . .

VALDES, v. V. CROSBY, Jr., 390 F. Supp. 2d 1084 (M.D. Fla. 2005)

. . . . § 768.20. Defendants James V. Crosby, Jr. . . .

AMBER GLADES, INC. v. LEISURE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP P S, 893 So. 2d 620 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2003). . . .

STA- RITE INDUSTRIES, INC. a v. J. LEVEY, a, 909 So. 2d 901 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . . the merits, the action would again be ‘pending’ in the lower court and would, by operation of Sec. 768.20 . . .

KNOWLES, v. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES- FLORIDA, INC., 898 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2004)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2003) (emphasis addéd). . . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . .

SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, INC. a RAY v. REID Co-, 888 So. 2d 102 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Under section 768.20, Florida Statutes, the personal representative is the only party plaintiff permitted . . .

BERGES, v. INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY,, 896 So. 2d 665 (Fla. 2004)

. . . granted by the court to the personal representative to act on behalf of the estate of the decedent”); § 768.20 . . . The petitioner argues that Taylor had such authority because section 768.20, Florida Statutes, allowed . . .

C. SCOTT, v. ESTATE OF MYERS,, 871 So. 2d 947 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2001). . . .

VAKA, v. EMBRAER- EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERONAUTICA, S. A. a, 303 F. Supp. 2d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 2003)

. . . Plaintiffs have brought wrongful death and survival actions against Defendants under Florida Statutes § 768.20 . . . Stat. § 768.20 (stating that “the action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative, . . . Stat. § 768.20 (1997). . . .

In SKI TRAIN FIRE IN KAPRUN, AUSTRIA ON NOVEMBER, 220 F.R.D. 195 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

M. NIEMI, M. D. Co- V. v. BROWN WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, a R. J. a, 862 So. 2d 31 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . Death creates a complexity' for pending personal injury actions because section 768.20, Florida Statutes . . . We will not attempt a precise definition of “abate” for purposes of section 768.20. . . . Moreover, pursuant to section 768.20, a personal injury action only “abates” if it is first determined . . . Thus, the pleadings do not permit the personal injury action to be abated under section 768.20, and the . . . parties, the trial court would never be able to resolve this action by correctly applying sections 768.20 . . .

WIGGINS, v. ESTATE OF WRIGHT,, 850 So. 2d 444 (Fla. 2003)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1999). . . .

DeVAUGHN, v. DeVAUGHN,, 840 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . .; § 768.20, Fla. Stat. . . .

WALKER, v. BOZEMAN, 243 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (N.D. Fla. 2003)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2000). . . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (2000); Thompson v. Hodson, 825 So.2d 941 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). . . .

FLORIDA CONVALESCENT CENTERS, v. SOMBERG,, 840 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 2003)

. . . Section 768.19, Florida Statutes (1997), explains when an action for wrongful death may be brought, while 768.20 . . . for the personal injury shall survive and any such action pending at the time of death shall abate. § 768.20 . . .

CHEVES, Jr. v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,, 227 F. Supp. 2d 1237 (M.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . . § 768.20. . . . Stat. § 768.20. In fact, Cheves's claim would have ceased to be viable long before his death. . . .

C. THOMPSON, C. v. K. HODSON, M. D. K. M. D. P. A. K. M. D. v. C. C. K. M. D. v., 825 So. 2d 941 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1993). . . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . .

DUDLEY v. McCORMICK,, 799 So. 2d 436 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . See §§ 768.20, 768.25, Fla. Stat. (2000) (Wrongful Death); see also Guadalupe v. . . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . .

FLORIDA EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS- KANG AND ASSOCIATES, M. D. P. A. v. H. PARKER,, 800 So. 2d 631 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1999); Cont’l Nat'l Bank v. Brill, 636 So.2d 782, 784 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). . . . shall recover for the benefit of the decedent’s survivors and estate all damages ....’ ”) (quoting § 768.20 . . .

ESTATE OF CABELLO, v. FERNANDEZ- LARIOS,, 157 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (S.D. Fla. 2001)

. . . . § 768.20 (1997), which provides that wrongful death actions shall only be brought by the decedent’s . . . Florida Statute ch. § 768.20 provides in pertinent part that wrongful death actions “shall be brought . . .

INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY, v. L. BERGES,, 806 So. 2d 504 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Section 768.20, Florida Statues (1990), specifies that a wrongful death action may only be brought by . . .

WIGGINS, v. ESTATE OF WRIGHT,, 786 So. 2d 1247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla.Stat. (1999); Williams v. Infinity Ins. . . . shall recover for the benefit of the decedent’s survivors and estate all damages .... ’ ”) (quoting § 768.20 . . . Lending further credence to the personal nature of the survivor's claims is the provision of section 768.20 . . .

GRESHAM, v. L. STRICKLAND, P. A., 784 So. 2d 578 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1993); Hess v. Hess, 758 So.2d 1203, 1204-5 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). . . .

J. CUNNINGHAM, D. v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,, 782 So. 2d 913 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1991); see also Talan v. Murphy, 443 So.2d 207 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). . . .

SOMBERG, v. FLORIDA CONVALESCENT CENTERS, INC. d b a, 779 So. 2d 667 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . . § 768.20. . . .

GUADALUPE, v. PETERSON, a, 779 So. 2d 494 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . See § 768.20 (wrongful death action shall be brought by decedent’s personal representative); Continental . . . See § 768.20. The definition of “survivor” includes a decedent’s parents. See § 768.18(1). . . .

NACHT, v. LEVIN,, 760 So. 2d 1096 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. . . .

HESS, v. HESS,, 758 So. 2d 1203 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . We hold that when the issue is raised by a survivor, the judge must give effect to section 768.20, Florida . . . Section 768.20 requires that a wrongful death action be brought by the decedent’s personal representative . . . Significantly for this case, section 768.20 provides that a defense such as the comparative negligence . . . A party should not be able to avoid the effect of section 768.20 because a case is settled. . . . Under section 768.20, a defense of comparative negligence may be asserted against a survivor seeking . . .

In ESTATE OF C. CATAPANE, C. P. A. C. v. By, 759 So. 2d 9 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. . . .

WILLIAMS a v. INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY f k a, 745 So. 2d 573 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1997); Continental Nat’l Bank v. Brill, 636 So.2d 782 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). . . .

KAUFMAN, v. V. HERRMAN, II P. A., 748 So. 2d 310 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Section 768.20, Florida Statutes (1997), expressly provides that “[w]hen a personal injury to the decedent . . . The issue in that case was whether section 768.20, Florida Statutes, applies to abate the action “when . . .

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. MONTERO,, 741 So. 2d 587 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . position that a Florida wrongful death action can only be brought by a personal representative, see § 768.20 . . .

FIRST HEALTHCARE CORPORATION d b a v. E. HAMILTON, L., 740 So. 2d 1189 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Section 768.20, Florida Statutes (1995), expressly provides that “[w]hen a personal injury to the decedent . . .

HENCE, Jr. v. SMITH,, 37 F. Supp. 2d 970 (E.D. Mich. 1999)

. . . rebuttal witnesses that the prosecutor had not placed on their notice of rebuttal, as required by M.C.L.A. 768.20 . . .

STEWART Co- v. I. B. PRICE, M. D., 718 So. 2d 205 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat.; see Martin v. United Sec. Serv., 314 So.2d 765 (Fla.1975). . . . .

INC. f k a v. H. REDD,, 703 So. 2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . .” § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1995). Clearly, in the instant case, when Dr. . . .

FRAZIER, v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY,, 701 So. 2d 418 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla.Stat. (1995). . . . from Metro-Dade because his recovery cannot be reduced by the comparative negligence of the mother. § 768.20 . . . Section 768.20 of the Florida Wrongful Death Act provides, in pertinent part, that “[a] defense that . . . plaintiff may be asserted against him, but shall not affect the recovery of any other survivor.” § 768.20 . . . Because section 768.81(3) yields to section 768.20, where the two conflict, the plaintiff correctly asserts . . .

FRANZEN, M. D. M. D. P. A. v. E. MOGLER, 744 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . [emphasis supplied] § 768.20 Fla. Stat. (1995). . . . [emphasis supplied] § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1995). . . .

STEWART Co- v. I. B. PRICE, M. D., 704 So. 2d 594 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . . § 768.20, Fla. Stat.; see Martin v. United Sec. Serv., 314 So.2d 765 (Fla.1975). . . . .

In BEISWENGER ENTERPRISES CORP. v. CARLETTA, E. Jr., 86 F.3d 1032 (11th Cir. 1996)

. . . . § 768.20 (West 1986) (“The [wrongful death] action shall be brought by the decedent’s personal representative . . .

J. VELTMANN P. v. WALPOLE PHARMACY, INC., 928 F. Supp. 1161 (M.D. Fla. 1996)

. . . . § 768.20 Fla.Stat. (1995). . . .