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FLORIDA STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASESFLORIDA STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES .1SECTION 101 — OATHS .13101.1 OATH OF JURORS BEFORE VOIR DIRE .13101.2 OATH OF JUROR AFTER VOIR DIRE .13101.3 OATH OF A WITNESS .13101.4 OATH OF AN INTERPRETER .13SECTION 200 — PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS .14QUALIFICATIONS INSTRUCTION .15201.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE (Prior to Voir Dire) .17201.2 INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ROLES .18201.3 EXPLANATION OF THE VOIR DIRE PROCESS .23202.1 INTRODUCTION .25202.2 EXPLANATION OF THE TRIAL PROCEDURE .26202.3 NOTE-TAKING BY JURORS .32202.4 JUROR QUESTIONS .34202.5 JURY TO BE GUIDED BY OFFICIAL ENGLISHTRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION .36SECTION 300 — EVIDENCE INSTRUCTIONS.37301.1 DEPOSITION TESTIMONY, INTERROGATORIES, STIPULATEDTESTIMONY, STIPULATIONS, AND ADMISSIONS (from 1.13(a)).38301.2 INSTRUCTION WHEN FIRST ITEM OF DOCUMENTARY,PHOTOGRAPHIC, OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS ADMITTED .40301.3 INSTRUCTION WHEN EVIDENCE IS FIRST PUBLISHED TOJURORS.41301.4 INSTRUCTION REGARDING VISUAL OR DEMONSTRATIVEAIDS .42301.5 EVIDENCE ADMITTED FOR A LIMITED PURPOSE .43February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases1
301.6 JURY TO BE GUIDED BY OFFICIAL ENGLISHTRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION .44301.7 JURY TO BE GUIDED BY OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT OFRECORDING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ACCURACY NOT INDISPUTE) .46301.8 JURY TO BE GUIDED BY OFFICIAL ENGLISHTRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION — TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDINGIN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ACCURACY IN DISPUTE) .47301.9 DISREGARD STRICKEN MATTER .48301.10 INSTRUCTION BEFORE RECESS .49301.11 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EVIDENCE OR KEEP A RECORD .50SECTION 400 — SUBSTANTIVE INSTRUCTIONS .52401 GENERAL NEGLIGENCE.53401.1 INTRODUCTION .54401.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .55401.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .56401.4 NEGLIGENCE .57401.5 NEGLIGENCE OF A CHILD .59401.6 NEGLIGENCE OF A COMMON CARRIER .60401.7 RES IPSA LOQUITUR .61401.8 VIOLATION OF NON-TRAFFIC PENAL STATUTE ASNEGLIGENCE PER SE .62401.9 VIOLATION OF STATUTE, ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION ASEVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE .63401.10 EQUAL AND RECIPROCAL RIGHTS OF MOTORISTS ANDPEDESTRIANS .65401.11 DUTY OF MOTORIST TOWARD CHILDREN.66401.12 LEGAL CAUSE .67401.13 PREEMPTIVE CHARGES .69401.14 PRELIMINARY ISSUES — VICARIOUS LIABILITY .71401.15 PRELIMINARY ISSUES — COMMON CARRIER.76February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases2
401.16 PRELIMINARY ISSUES — PREMISES LIABILITY .78401.17 BURDEN OF PROOF ON PRELIMINARY ISSUES .81401.18 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — GENERAL NEGLIGENCE 82401.19 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — COMMON CARRIER .84401.20 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — PREMISES LIABILITY .85401.21 BURDEN OF PROOF ON MAIN CLAIM .88401.22 DEFENSE ISSUES .89401.23 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .92401.24 COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD PARTYCLAIMS .94402 PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE .95402.1 INTRODUCTION .96402.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .97402.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .98402.4 MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE .99402.5 OTHER PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE .103402.6 LEGAL CAUSE .104402.7 LEGAL CAUSE (TREATMENT WITHOUT INFORMED CONSENT).106402.8 PREEMPTIVE CHARGES .107402.9 PRELIMINARY ISSUES — VICARIOUS LIABILITY .109402.10 BURDEN OF PROOF ON PRELIMINARY ISSUES .112402.11 ISSUES ON MAIN CLAIM.113402.12 ISSUES ON CLAIM OF ATTORNEY MALPRACTICE ARISINGOUT OF CIVIL LITIGATION .115402.13 BURDEN OF PROOF ON MAIN CLAIM .117402.14 DEFENSE ISSUES .118402.15 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .121403 PRODUCTS LIABILITY .123February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases3
403.1 INTRODUCTION.124403.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .125403.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .126403.4 EXPRESS WARRANTY .127403.5 IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY .128403.6 IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULARPURPOSE .129403.7 STRICT LIABILITY .130403.8 STRICT LIABILITY FAILURE TO WARN .133403.9 NEGLIGENCE .134403.10 NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO WARN .135403.11 INFERENCE OF PRODUCT DEFECT OR NEGLIGENCE .136403.12 LEGAL CAUSE .137403.13 PRELIMINARY ISSUE .140403.14 BURDEN OF PROOF ON PRELIMINARY ISSUE .141403.15 ISSUES ON MAIN CLAIM .142403.16 ISSUES ON CRASHWORTHINESS AND “ENHANCED INJURY”CLAIMS .144403.17 BURDEN OF PROOF ON MAIN CLAIM .145403.18 DEFENSE ISSUES .146403.19 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .149404 INSURER’S BAD FAITH .151404.1 INTRODUCTION .152404.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS OR CONTENTIONS.153404.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .154404.4 INSURER’S BAD FAITH (FAILURE TO SETTLE) .155404.5 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURER’S BAD FAITH FAILURE TOSETTLE .156404.6 LEGAL CAUSE .158February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases4
404.7 ISSUES ON CLAIM .160404.8 BURDEN OF PROOF .161404.9 CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION WHEN COURT TO AWARDDAMAGES .162404.10 DAMAGES (CASES WITH CLAIMS FOR MENTAL DISTRESS).163404.11 BURDEN OF PROOF ON MENTAL DISTRESS CLAIM .164404.12 DAMAGES ON MENTAL DISTRESS CLAIM .165404.13 PUNITIVE DAMAGES .166405 DEFAMATION .167405.1 INTRODUCTION .168405.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS AND CONTENTIONS .169405.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .170405.4 CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE .171405.5 NEGLIGENCE .172405.6 LEGAL CAUSE .173405.7 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — PLAINTIFF A PUBLICOFFICIAL OR PUBLIC FIGURE .176405.8 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — PLAINTIFF A PRIVATEINDIVIDUAL AND A MEDIA DEFENDANT .178405.9 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — PRIVATE CLAIMANT,NON-MEDIA DEFENDANT .180405.10 DEFAMATION DAMAGES .183406 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION .190406.1 INTRODUCTION .191406.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .192406.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .193406.4 PROBABLE CAUSE .194406.5 MALICE .195406.6 INSTITUTING OR CONTINUING A PROCEEDING .196February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases5
406.7 LEGAL CAUSE .197406.8 ISSUES ON CLAIM .200406.9 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .201406.10 DEFENSE ISSUES .202406.11 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .203406.12 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION DAMAGES .204407 FALSE IMPRISONMENT .205407.1 INTRODUCTION .206407.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .207407.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .208407.4 INTENTIONAL RESTRAINT .209407.5 LEGAL CAUSE .210407.6 ISSUES ON CLAIM .213407.7 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .214407.8 DEFENSE ISSUES .215407.9 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .216407.10 FALSE IMPRISONMENT DAMAGES .217408 TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.218408.1 INTRODUCTION .219408.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS OR CONTENTIONS.220408.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .221408.4 LEGAL CAUSE .222408.5 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — INTERFERENCE WITHCONTRACT NOT TERMINABLE AT WILL .225408.6 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — INTERFERENCE WITHBUSINESS RELATIONS OR WITH CONTRACT TERMINABLE AT WILL.227409 MISREPRESENTATION.231409.1 INTRODUCTION .232February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases6
409.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .233409.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .234409.4 NEGLIGENCE .235409.5 MATERIAL FACT .236409.6 LEGAL CAUSE .237409.7 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — FRAUDULENTMISREPRESENTATION .239409.8 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — NEGLIGENTMISREPRESENTATION .241409.9 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — FALSE INFORMATIONNEGLIGENTLY SUPPLIED FOR THE GUIDANCE OF OTHERS .243409.10 BURDEN OF PROOF ON MAIN CLAIM .245409.11 DEFENSE ISSUES .246409.12 BURDEN OF PROOF ON DEFENSE ISSUES .247409.13 DAMAGES.248410 OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT CAUSING SEVERE EMOTIONALDISTRESS .249410.1 INTRODUCTION .250410.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .251410.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .252410.4 EXTREME AND OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT .253410.5 SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS .254410.6 LEGAL CAUSE .255410.7 ISSUES ON CLAIM .258410.8 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .259411 CIVIL THEFT.260411.1 INTRODUCTION .261411.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .262411.3 CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE .263411.4 LEGAL CAUSE .264February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases7
411.5 ISSUES ON CLAIM .267411.6 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .269411.7 CIVIL THEFT DAMAGES .270412 CONTRIBUTION AMONG TORTFEASORS .271412.1 CONTRIBUTION SOUGHT BY CROSS-CLAIMS BETWEENDEFENDANT TORTFEASORS IN INJURED PARTY’S ORIGINALACTION .272412.2 CONTRIBUTION SOUGHT BY THIRD-PARTY CLAIM ININJURED PARTY’S ORIGINAL ACTION .273412.3 INTRODUCTION FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTION CLAIM.274412.4 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .275412.5 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .276412.6 NEGLIGENCE .277412.7 LEGAL CAUSE .278412.8 ISSUES ON CLAIM AND BURDEN OF PROOF .280412.9 DEFENSE ISSUE.281413 CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION INSURANCE (PIP)BENEFITS (MEDICAL BENEFITS ONLY) .282413.1 INTRODUCTION .283413.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS OR CONTENTIONS.284413.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .285413.4 ISSUES ON CLAIM .286413.5 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .289414 INTENTIONAL TORT AS AN EXCEPTION TO EXCLUSIVE REMEDYOF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION .290414.1 INTRODUCTION .291414.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .292414.3 CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE .293414.4 LEGAL CAUSE .294February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases8
414.5 ISSUES ON CLAIM .296414.6 BURDEN OF PROOF .297415 UNLAWFUL RETALIATION .298415.1 INTRODUCTION .299415.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS AND DEFENSES .300415.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .301415.4 RETALIATION; ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION .302415.5 PROTECTED ACTIVITY .303415.6 LEGAL CAUSE — RETALIATION .304415.7 LEGAL CAUSE — DAMAGE .306415.8 PRELIMINARY ISSUE — ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION .307415.9 BURDEN OF PROOF ON PRELIMINARY ISSUE .308415.10 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM.309415.11 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .310415.12 UNLAWFUL RETALIATION DAMAGES .311415.13 DEFENSE ISSUE ON DAMAGES (MITIGATION — DISCHARGE).312415.14 REDUCTION OF DAMAGES TO PRESENT VALUE .313417 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION .314417.1 INTRODUCTION .315417.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS AND DEFENSES .315417.3 GREATER WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE .316417.4 DISCRIMINATION — DISPARATE TREATMENT .316417.5 LEGAL CAUSE — DISCRIMINATION .317417.6 LEGAL CAUSE — DAMAGE .320417.7 ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM.320417.8 BURDEN OF PROOF ON CLAIM .321417.9 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION DAMAGES .321February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases9
417.10 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE — FAILURE TO MITIGATE LOSTWAGES .323417.11 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE — AFTER-ACQUIRED EVIDENCE .324417.12 REDUCTION OF DAMAGES TO PRESENT VALUE .326SECTION 500 DAMAGES .328501.1 PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGES:INTRODUCTION .330501.2 PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGES: ELEMENTS.331501.3 MOTOR VEHICLE NO-FAULT INSTRUCTION .335501.4 COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, NON-PARTY FAULT ANDMULTIPLE DEFENDANTS .339501.5 OTHER CONTRIBUTING CAUSES OF DAMAGES .339501.6 MORTALITY TABLES.342501.7 REDUCTION OF DAMAGES TO PRESENT VALUE .343501.8 COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE .345501.9 LIABILITY OF MULTIPLE TORTFEASORS .347502.1 WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES: INTRODUCTION .347502.2 WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES: ELEMENTS FOR ESTATE ANDSURVIVORS .349502.3 WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES OF ESTATE AND SURVIVORS:SEPARATE AWARDS FOR ESTATE AND SURVIVORS .353502.4 WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES: ELEMENTS WHEN THEREARE NO SURVIVORS .354502.5 COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, NON-PARTY FAULT ANDMULTIPLE DEFENDANTS .355502.6 MORTALITY TABLES.356502.7 REDUCTION OF DAMAGES TO PRESENT VALUE .357502.8 LIABILITY OF MULTIPLE TORTFEASORS .359503.1 PUNITIVE DAMAGES — BIFURCATED PROCEDURE .361503.2 PUNITIVE DAMAGES — NON-BIFURCATED PROCEDURE .370February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases10
SECTION 600 — SUBSTANTIVE INSTRUCTIONS — GENERAL .378601.1 WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE .379601.2 BELIEVABILITY OF WITNESSES .380601.3 JURY TO BE GUIDED BY OFFICIAL ENGLISHTRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION .382601.4 MULTIPLE CLAIMS, NUMEROUS PARTIES, CONSOLIDATEDCASES .383601.5 CONCLUDING INSTRUCTION (BEFORE FINAL ARGUMENT) 384SECTION 700 — CLOSING INSTRUCTIONS .385SECTION 700 — CLOSING INSTRUCTIONS .386SECTION 800 — SUPPLEMENTAL MATTERS .390801.1 JUROR QUESTIONS DURING DELIBERATIONS .391801.2 READ-BACK OF TESTIMONY.392801.3 JURY DEADLOCKED .394801.4 INSTRUCTION UPON DISCHARGE OF JURY .395APPENDIX A MODEL JURY INSTRUCTIONS.396MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 1.398MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 2.424MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 3.434MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 4.444MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 5.453MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 6.460MODEL INSTRUCTION NO. 7 .469APPENDIX B VERDICT FORMS .481FORM 1. MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR GENERAL NEGLIGENCEWITH APPORTIONMENT OF FAULT .4832. DAMAGES.485FORM 2(a). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR PERSONAL INJURYDAMAGES .487February 1, 2018Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases11
FORM 2(b). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR WRONGFUL DEATHDAMAGES .489FORM 3(a). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR BIFURCATED PUNITIVEDAMAGE CASES .492FORM 3(b). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR NON-BIFURCATEDPUNITIVE DAMAGE CASES .495FORM 4. MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR STATUTE OFLIMITATIONS DEFENSE IN A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE .498FORM 5(a). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICALTREATMENT; NO ISSUE AS TO THE APPLICABILITY OF F.S.768.13(2)(b) .500FORM 5(b). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICALTREATMENT; ISSUE AS TO THE APPLICABILITY OF F.S. 768.13(2)(b);NO ISSUE AS TO COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE .501FORM 5(c). MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICALTREATMENT; ISSUES AS TO BOTH APPLICABILITY OF F.S.768.13(2)(b) AND COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE .503FORM 6. MODEL FORM OF VERDICT FOR PERSONAL INJURYPROTECTION INSURANCE BENEFITS (PIP) (MEDICAL BENEFITSONLY) .505APPENDIX C .506PUNITIVE DAMAGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAUSES OF ACTIONARISING PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1999 .506APPENDIX D .515APPENDIX E .516402.16 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT CLAIMSINSTRUCTIONS FOR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING PRIOR TOSEPTEMBER 15, 2003 .
OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION .290 414.1 INTRODUCTION .291 414.2 SUMMARY OF CLAIMS .292 414.3 CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE .293 414.4 LEGAL CAUSE .294. February 1, 2018 Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases 9 .
