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Florida personal injury verdicts

Verdict benchmarks across Florida — organized by county, case type, and the legal rules that actually decide recovery in this state.

Comparative negligence

Modified comparative negligence (50% rule) — plaintiff barred from recovery if more than 50% at fault. Reform took effect March 2023 under HB 837; pre-reform Florida was pure comparative.

Damages caps

No statutory cap on non-economic damages in most PI cases — med-mal caps were struck down in Estate of McCall v. United States (2014). Punitive damages capped at 3× compensatory or $500,000, whichever is greater. Florida is a no-fault state for auto (PIP required).

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Miami-Dade County

Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

Miami-Dade operates the largest civil court in Florida. Diverse urban jury pools and a concentration of commercial, hospitality, and healthcare defendants drive consistent seven and eight-figure verdicts in well-documented PI cases. 2023 tort reform narrowed comparative negligence to the 51% rule.

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Broward County

Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida

Broward County (Fort Lauderdale) sits between Miami-Dade's plaintiff-friendliness and Palm Beach's more moderate tendencies. Tourism, hospitality, and commercial defendants drive the civil docket; 2023 tort reform (HB 837) compressed SOL and narrowed comparative negligence.

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