A person who, through negligence, causes significant permanent injury to the natural or adoptive parent of an unmarried dependent resulting in a permanent total disability shall be liable to the dependent for damages, including damages for permanent loss of services, comfort, companionship, and society. This section shall apply to acts of negligence occurring on or after October 1, 1988.
Fla. Stat. § 768.0415
Liability for injury to parent
Known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act
The act spans §§ 768.041 to 768.81 (79 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Engle Cases 4432 Individual Tobacco v. Various Tobacco Companies (2014)
Most recently applied in North Pacific Insurance v. Stucky (November 2014)
History.--s. 1, ch. 88-173.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.