FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 403.17
BURDEN OF PROOF ON MAIN CLAIM
If the greater weight of the evidence does not support [one or more of] (claimant’s) claim[s], your verdict should be for (defendant(s)) [on [that] [those] claim(s)].
[However, if the greater weight of the evidence supports [one or more of] (claimant’s) claim[s], then your verdict should be for (claimant) and against (defendant) [on [that] [those] claim(s)].]
[However, if the greater weight of the evidence supports (claimant’s) claim against one or [both] [more] of the defendants, then you should decide and write on the verdict form the percentage of the total fault of [both] [all] defendants that you apportion to each of them.]
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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