§ 768.042, Fla. Stat. · Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Damages.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
In any action brought in the circuit court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the amount of general damages shall not be stated in the complaint, but the amount of special damages, if any, may be specifically pleaded and the requisite jurisdictional amount established for filing in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 8, 9, ch. 75-9; s. 161, ch. 2020-2.
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