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Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 415.9

LEGAL CAUSE — DAMAGE

activein force · 2026-07-06 – presentact-effective-date

Retaliation is a legal cause of [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] if it directly and in natural and continuous sequence produces or contributes substantially to producing such damage, so that it can reasonably be said that, but for the [discharge] [suspension] [demotion] [or] [(describe adverse employment action)], the [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] would not have occurred.

(Revised June 30, 2021.)

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2026-08-18
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