Florida Medical Malpractice FAQs

• Q: Patient Compensation Funds And Physician Insurance
  A: Florida has established two patient compensation funds: The Florida Birth­Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, which is the exclusive means of obtaining … More
• Q: Periodic Payments
  A: The court must order that any future economic damages in excess of $250,000 be made as periodic payments upon request from any party. The court may require security … More
• Q: Pre-Judgment Interest
  A: Florida does not allow the award of pre­judgment interest.
• Q: Statutes Of Limitations
  A: Medical malpractice and wrongful death actions must be brought within two years from the date of the incident or from the date when the incident was or should have … More
• Q: Vicarious Liability
  A: Florida has adopted what it calls the theory of corporate negligence to hold hospitals vicariously liable for the acts of non­employee physicians in medical … More