FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 420.9
BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES
If the greater weight of the evidence does not support (defendant’s) defense and the greater weight of the evidence does support (claimant’s) claim, then [your verdict should be for (claimant) in the total amount of [his] [her] damages] *[you should decide and write on the verdict form what percentage of the total negligence of [both] [all] defendants you apportion to each defendant whose negligence you find was a legal cause of loss, injury, or damage to (claimant)].
*Use second bracketed alternative above when there is more than on defendant.
If, however, the greater weight of the evidence shows that [(defendant)] and (identify additional person(s) or entit(y)(ies)) were negligent and that the negligence of each contributed as a legal cause of [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] sustained by (claimant), you should decide and write on the verdict form what percentage of the total negligence of [(defendant)] and (identify additional person(s) or entit(y)(ies)) you apportion to each of them.
(Adopted November 19, 2021.)
423 EMINENT DOMAIN
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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