IN RE STANDARD JURY INST. CIV. CASES-09-01

Nos. SC09-284, SC09-296, SC09-299, SC09-300, SC09-301, SC09-302, SC09-303, SC09-304, SC09-306.

35 So.3d 666 (2010)

In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES—REPORT NO. 09-01 (Reorganization of the Civil Jury Instructions). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-02 (Greater Weight of the Evidence, Negligence, Believability of Witnesses and Closing Instructions). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-03 (Jury Deadlocked). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-04 (Burden of Proof on Defense Issues). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-05 (Medical Malpractice Insurer's Bad Faith Failure to Settle). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-06 (Probable Cause—Malicious Prosecution and False Imprisonment). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-07 (Intentional Tort Exception to Exclusive Remedy of Workers' Compensation). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-08 (Professional Negligence). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-09 (Punitive Damages).

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy Raffles Gunn, Chair, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, of Gunn Appellate Practice, Tampa, FL, Judge James M. Barton, II, Vice Chair, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, FL, Larry S. Stewart, Chair, Book Reorganization Subcommittee, Miami, FL, Judge Ralph Artigliere, Chair, Errors and Omissions Subcommittee, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Joseph H. Lang, Jr., Chair, Supreme Court Filing Subcommittee, of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, FL, and Judge Lucy C. Brown, Chair, Plain English Subcommittee, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, FL; John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and Jodi Beth Jennings, Bar Liaison, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.


PER CURIAM.

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard civil jury instructions and asks that the Court authorize the instructions for publication and use.1 We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

BACKGROUND

In 2006, the Committee embarked on the most comprehensive review and evaluation of Florida's standard...

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