(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this part applies to any action for damages, whether in tort or in contract.
(2) This part applies only to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1986, and does not apply to any cause of action arising before that date.
(3) If a provision of this part is in conflict with any other provision of the Florida Statutes, such other provision shall apply.
History.—s. 50, ch. 86-160.
Structure Florida Statutes
Part II - Damages (Ss. 768.71-768.81)
768.71 - Applicability; conflicts.
768.72 - Pleading in civil actions; claim for punitive damages.
768.725 - Punitive damages; burden of proof.
768.73 - Punitive damages; limitation.
768.733 - Bonds in class actions; limitations.
768.735 - Punitive damages; exceptions; limitation.
768.736 - Punitive damages; exceptions for intoxication.
768.737 - Punitive damages; application in arbitration.
768.74 - Remittitur and additur.
768.76 - Collateral sources of indemnity.
768.78 - Alternative methods of payment of damage awards.