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Burden of Proof In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Burden of Proof In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Like every type of personal injury lawsuit in Florida, birth injury medical malpractice lawsuits require that the victim (the injured plaintiff or that plaintiff’s representative) prove that negligence occurred, and as a result, damages resulted. This is known as the burden of proof. Under Chapter 768 of the Florida statutes, the burden of proof requirement is as follows:1 768.725 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...

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