Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 772.18 (2025)

Cumulative remedy.

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772.18 Cumulative remedy.—The application of one civil remedy under this chapter does not preclude the application of any other remedy, civil or criminal, under this chapter or any other provision of law. Civil remedies under this act are supplemental, and not mutually exclusive.

History.—s. 3, ch. 86-277.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2022 · leading case: Wells v. The Freeman Co. & Vaughn (S.D. Ind. 2022).

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Wells v. The Freeman Co. & Vaughn (S.D. Ind. 2022). “3 Further, the Court has found no case law suggesting recognition of a general civil cause of action for sexual battery in Florida.”

Lawson v. Mulieri, 578 So. 2d 823 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). “Section 772.18 expressly forecloses the preclusion of any other remedy, civil or criminal.”

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