Many of us have, at one time or another, found ourselves citing a decision that had been either reversed or vacated "on other grounds." But are those decisions precedential? Does it matter.
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In Barnett v. State Department of Financial Services, No. SC19-87, ––– So.3d ––––, 2020 WL 5667286 (Fla. Sept. 24, 2020), the Florida Supreme Court ruled that when multiple claims of injury are brought against the State (or its agencies or subdivisions) by multiple parties arising from one overall injury-causing event, liability is capped at $300,000 for all resulting injuries or deaths, as opposed to $300,000 in liability for each individual victim being injured or killed being treated as a separate incident or occurrence. The Court’s ruling almost surely applies to torts, and will affect public entities throughout the state, including school boards and public colleges and universities.