FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 409.12
BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES
If the greater weight of the evidence does not support (defendant’s) defense[s] and the greater weight of the evidence supports [one] [or] [more of] (claimant’s) claim[s], then your verdict should be for (claimant) in the total amount of [his] [her] [its] damages.
However, if the greater weight of the evidence shows that both (claimant) and [(defendant)] [one or more of the defendants] were negligent and that the negligence of each contributed as a legal cause of [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] sustained by (claimant), you should determine what percentage of the total negligence of [both] [all] parties to this action you apportion to each of them.
(Revised February 1, 2018.)
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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