Florida recently made some important changes to its negligence laws. Each one of these changes impacts the way in which personal injury cases will be pursued in the future. In what has been referred to as “sweeping tort reform,” on March 24, 2023, Florida enacted tort reform bill HB 837. This new law makes significant changes to Florida’s negligence liability law. Going forward, cases filed after March 24, 2023, will be subject to these new laws. Below, we will discuss only 3 of the major changes made to Florida’s laws that personal injury plaintiffs and defendants should know about, so please consult with an experienced Florida personal injury attorney to learn about all the changes in the law and how they might apply to you.

Foreseeability of harm and the fragility of a plaintiff are two concepts that play an important role in personal injury cases. The issue of liability itself, as well as the extent of that liability, turns on these two concepts. Indeed, as we will discuss below, the “eggshell plaintiff” rule renders a defendant liable for the full extent of a plaintiff’s injuries—even if those injuries were not foreseeable and even if the damage was far more extensive than could possibly have been foreseen.