Standard Jury Instructions-Civil Cases (No. 97-2)

The Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases (the Committee) recommends that The Florida Bar be authorized to publish revisions and additions to the following Florida Standard Jury Instructions (Civil):

Miscellaneous Instruction 4.4 “Defamation: Causation and Damages”, subdivision g, “Punitive damages”: revision in the punitive damages instructions to be used in defamation cases.

Miscellaneous Instruction 6.1, “False Imprisonment,” page 4: revision to statement immediately prior to “Comments on MI 6.1.”

Miscellaneous Instruction 8, “Fraudulent…