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General Provisions (Ss. 768.041-768.39)

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Railroad liability for injury to employees.

Liability of corporations having relief department for injury to employees; contracts in violation of act void.

Section
768.041

Release or covenant not to sue.

Section
768.042

Damages.

Section
768.043

Remittitur and additur actions arising out of operation of motor vehicles.

Section
768.075

Immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property.

Section
768.091

Employer liability limits; ridesharing.

Section
768.092

Special mobile equipment; liability of lessors.

Section
768.093

Owner liability limits; powered shopping carts.

Section
768.095

Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former or current employees.

Section
768.096

Employer presumption against negligent hiring.

Section
768.098

Limitation of liability for employee leasing.

Section
768.0415

Liability for injury to parent.

Section
768.0425

Damages in actions against contractors for injuries sustained from negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance.

Section
768.0705

Limitation on premises liability.

Section
768.0755

Premises liability for transitory foreign substances in a business establishment.

Section
768.0895

Limitation of liability for employers of persons with disabilities.

Section
768.0981

Limitation on actions against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics.

Pits and holes not to be left open.

Pits and holes; measure of damages.

Motor vehicle colliding with any animal at large on a public highway.

Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability.

Suit by state; waiver of sovereign immunity.

Wrongful Death Act.

Legislative intent.

Definitions.

Right of action.

Parties.

Damages.

Form of verdict.

Protection of minors and incompetents.

Death of a survivor before judgment.

Court approval of settlements.

Litigation expenses.

Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.

Contribution among tortfeasors.

Continuing domestic violence.

Alcohol or drug defense.

Limitation on civil liability arising from long-term consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims.

Immunity for educational institutions for actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Section
768.125

Liability for injury or damage resulting from intoxication.

Section
768.128

Hazardous spills; definitions; persons who assist in containing or treating spills; immunity from liability; exceptions.

Section
768.135

Volunteer team physicians; immunity.

Section
768.136

Liability for canned or perishable food distributed free of charge.

Section
768.137

Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception.

Section
768.138

Interruption of electric utility service by order of law enforcement; immunity.

Section
768.139

Rescue of vulnerable person or domestic animal from a motor vehicle; immunity from civil liability.

Section
768.295

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited.

Section
768.381

COVID-19-related claims against health care providers.

Section
768.382

Limitation of liability for certain voluntary engineering or architectural services.

Section
768.1256

Government rules defense.

Section
768.1257

State-of-the-art defense for products liability.

Section
768.1315

Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighters’ Assistance Act; immunity from civil liability.

Section
768.1325

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; immunity from civil liability.

Section
768.1326

Placement of automated external defibrillators in state buildings; rulemaking authority.

Section
768.1335

Emergency Medical Dispatch Act; presumption.

Section
768.1345

Professional malpractice; immunity.

Section
768.1355

Florida Volunteer Protection Act.

Section
768.1382

Streetlights, security lights, and other similar illumination; limitation on liability.