Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases - Report No. 18-03

December 20, 2018260 So. 3d 1016

Summary

The court authorized a new set of Florida civil standard jury instructions addressing negligent infliction of emotional distress for publication and use. The court adopted the instructions after considering the committee's report, public comment, and the committee's response, while expressly declining to determine the instructions' legal correctness. The authorization becomes effective when the opinion becomes final.