It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this part, due consideration and great weight be given to the interpretations of the federal courts relating to comparable federal antitrust statutes. In particular, the failure to include in this part the substantive provisions of s. 3 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 14, shall not be deemed in any way to limit the scope of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19.
Fla. Stat. § 542.32
Rule of construction and coverage
Known as the Florida Antitrust Act
The act spans §§ 542.15 to 542.36 (26 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Levine v. Central Florida Medical Affiliates, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in Time Insurance v. Astrazeneca AB (October 2014)
History.--s. 1, ch. 80-28; s. 18, ch. 2025-213
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.