In re Standard Jury Instructions Civil Cases

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions (Civil) recommends several amendments to SJI 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, Wrongful Death Damages; SJI 6.9, Mortality Tables; and SJI 6.13a and 6.13b, Collateral Source Rule. According to the Committee, the proposed amendments to SJI 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.9 “are principally designed to tailor the charges more closely to the Wrongful Death Act, Sections 768.-16-27, Florida Statutes [1985], and to accommodate recent case law concerning that act.” The proposed amendments to SJI 6.13 are designed “to recognize different statutory roles of the judge and…