On March 23, 2023, the Florida Legislature passed HB 837, a bill enacting major reforms to Florida tort law. Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted no time, signing the bill into law shortly after.
Lawmakers in FL made significant changes to tort laws. Substantive change is how triers of fact determine fault and apportion damages in negligence actions. FL transitions to modified system in tort cases except personal injury or wrongful death actions of medical negligence