Florida Statute 768.725 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 768.725

768.725 Punitive damages; burden of proof.—In all civil actions, the plaintiff must establish at trial, by clear and convincing evidence, its entitlement to an award of punitive damages. The “greater weight of the evidence” burden of proof applies to a determination of the amount of damages.

History.—s. 21, ch. 99-225.

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THE EVENT DEPOT CORP. v. ROBERT FRANK

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-24

Citation: 269 So. 3d 559

Snippet: 99-225, Laws of Fla. It also enacted sections 768.725, .735, .736, and .737, Florida Statutes. Ch. 99-225

Bailey v. St. Louis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-03

Citation: 196 So. 3d 375, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1375

Snippet: punitive damages by clear and convincing evidence. § 768.725. When claims for punitive damages are made

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Phillips

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-11-16

Citation: 110 So. 3d 908, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18182, 2011 WL 5555691

Snippet: remedy in an arbitration proceeding, ss. 768.72, 768.725 and 768.73 apply.” Based on this, the Fifth District

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-03-04

Citation: 35 So. 3d 666, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 302

Snippet: convincing evidence burden of proof provided in F.S. 768.725 applies to punitive damages claims made pursuant

Morgan Stanley & Co. v. Coleman Holdings

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-21

Citation: 955 So. 2d 1124, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4167, 2007 WL 837221

Snippet: substantial violations of court orders. [5] See § 768.725, Fla. Stat. (2005) ("In all civil actions, the

Martin Daytona v. Strickland Const. Serv.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-11-17

Citation: 941 So. 2d 1220, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 19308

Snippet: Statutes (1999), which provides that sections 768.72, 768.725, and 768.73 do apply when punitive damages are

Estate of Despain v. Avante Group, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-03-24

Citation: 900 So. 2d 637, 2005 WL 672090

Snippet: that the provisions of section 768.72(2)-(4), 768.725, and 768.73 do not apply in civil actions arising

Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-26

Citation: 849 So. 2d 1083, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 510, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1074, 2003 WL 21467238

Snippet: of proof provided in Florida Statutes section 768.725 applies to punitive damages claims made pursuant

Matalon v. Lee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-11

Citation: 847 So. 2d 1077, 2003 WL 21346667

Snippet: all effective October 1, 1999. See §§ 768.72, 768.725, 768.73, 768.736, Fla. Stat. (1999). Had this cause

Schultz v. TM FLORIDA-OHIO REALTY LTD. P'SHIP

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-12-15

Citation: 553 So. 2d 1203, 1989 WL 80705

Snippet: communities derive greater property tax revenues. Id. at 768, 725 P.2d at 991 (citation omitted). Also particularly