Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

Summary

The bill changes Florida’s wrongful‑death law so that adult children cannot claim compensation for lost parental companionship, instruction, guidance, or mental pain, and parents cannot claim mental‑pain damages for adult children when the death is due to medical negligence. It also clarifies that civil enforcement actions under specific statutes are not considered medical‑malpractice claims for these purposes. The measure failed and died in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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