STATUTES - INDEX

These links take you to copies of some of the most important Florida Statutes dealing with medical malpractice claims.   These references are for general information purposes and should not be relied upon without reviewing your legal situation with a lawyer and also making sure you are using the version of the statute that applies to your situation.  Other statutes and case law may also apply.  

(The information on this site applies to Florida only)

766.106 et seq INDEX TO PRE-SUIT SCREENING AND ARBITRATION STATUTES


766.301 et seq INDEX To NICA STATUTES (Birth-Related Neurological Injury Act)

768.116 et seq Florida Wrongful Death Act

400.022 Nursing Home Residents' Rights

95.11(4) Statute of Limitations

458.320 Financial Responsibility

766.102 Standard of care

766.103 Informed Consent

766.104 Pleading requirements

766.110 Liability of facilities

768.28   Sovereign Immunity

766.112 Comparative fault

768.13   Good Samaritan Act

768.73  Punitive damages

768.76  Collateral sources

415.1115  Speedy trials

 

(Please remember that this is only an overview. There are other relevant statutes.)


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