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Fla. Stat. § 768.042

Damages

Known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act

The act spans §§ 768.041 to 768.81 (79 sections).

History.--ss. 8, 9, ch. 75-9; s. 161, ch. 2020-2.

In any action brought in the circuit court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the amount of general damages shall not be stated in the complaint, but the amount of special damages, if any, may be specifically pleaded and the requisite jurisdictional amount established for filing in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.