FL Torts

Question 1

(LIABILITY)

Florida has abolished

Answer 1

Joint and Several Liability (except for intentional torts)

Florida adopted the rule of Modified Comparative Fault.

Question 2

(CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE)

Florida adopted the rule of

Answer 2

Modified Comparative Fault

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

slander per se.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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