FL Torts Flashcards

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(LIABILITY)

Florida has abolished

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Joint and Several Liability (except for intentional torts)

Florida adopted the rule of Modified Comparative Fault.

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(CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE)

Florida adopted the rule of

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Modified Comparative Fault

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The typical categories of damages recoverable in a personal injury action include

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1) medical and rehabilitative, both past and future;
2) past and future pain and suffering; and
3) lost income and any reduction in future earnings capacity

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Proof of special damages (e.g. economic loss) is required unless the statement is

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slander per se.

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In Florida, the crime imputed to the plaintiff under SLANDER PER SE must be an

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Infamous crime (murder, perjury, piracy, forgery, larceny, robbery, arson or sodomy) or amount to a felony

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