Section I: General Statutes

768.725 Punitive Damages; Burden Of Proof

In all civil actions, the plaintiff must establish at trial, by clear and convincing evidence, its entitlement to an award of punitive damages. The "greater weight of the evidence" burden of proof applies to a determination of the amount of damages.

 

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