AUTO ACCIDENT · BROWARD COUNTY
Auto Accident verdicts in Broward County, Florida
Broward auto cases split between PIP-tiered (minor injury) and serious-injury-threshold (surgical or permanent) matters. 2023 tort reform (HB 837) reduced SOL to 2 years and narrowed comparative negligence to 51% — creating timing pressure and filtering out shared-fault cases.
Statute of limitations (Florida)
2 years from the date of the accident (Fla. Stat. § 95.11, as amended by 2023 HB 837 — previously 4 years).
Comparative negligence (Florida)
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).
Notable auto accident verdicts in Broward County
Commercial trucking collision — jury verdict
Commercial defendant cases with catastrophic injury produce mid-seven-figure verdicts in Broward when liability is clear.
Rear-end with surgery — settlement
Rear-end cases with serious-injury threshold met and surgical intervention typically resolve within policy limits.
Strength factors
- Serious-injury threshold met (Fla. Stat. § 627.737)
- Commercial or rideshare defendant
- Clear liability (police report, video)
- UM/UIM stacking available
- Continuous documented treatment
Red flags
- 2-year SOL under 2023 reform (was 4 years)
- Serious-injury threshold contested
- Plaintiff more than 50% at fault (post-2023)
- Letter-of-protection medical evidence restricted
- Prior injuries to same body region
Valuation notes for this venue
Broward sits between Miami-Dade's plaintiff-friendliness and Palm Beach's conservatism. 2023 HB 837 restrictions apply statewide — tighter timelines and narrowed comparative negligence require cleaner cases.
Other case types in Broward County
Auto Accident in other counties
Verdicts referenced on this page are illustrative benchmarks drawn from public-record personal injury outcomes in Broward County. They are not legal advice and past verdicts do not guarantee future results. Statutes and case law change — verify all deadlines and procedural rules against current law before relying on them.
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