Florida

Florida

Florida is ranked #46 in the 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey

This is the Sunshine State’s sixth-straight bottom-ten ranking in the Lawsuit Climate Survey. Miami, or Dade County, is among the jurisdictions that respondents found to have the least fair and reasonable litigation environment.

Florida at a Glance

State Lawsuit Climate Report

#46 2019

#46 2017

#44 2015

#41 2012

#42 2010

#42 2008

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Costs and Compensation of the U.S. Tort System - State Details

3.63%

Tort Costs as % of State GDP

$5065

Tort Costs per Household ($)

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Blogs

June 10, 2025

Plaintiffs’ Firms Manufacture Lawsuits and Seek to Control Media – and They’re Proud of It

July 11, 2024

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Which States Have the Most “Nuclear” Verdicts?

November 9, 2023

Florida Senators Call for Transparency of Foreign Third Party Litigation Funding in U.S. Courts

Harold H. Kim

President, Institute for Legal Reform, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Reports

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Nuclear Verdicts: An Update on Trends, Causes, and Solutions

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Expanding Litigation Pathways: TCPA Lawsuit Abuse Continues in the Wake of Duguid

The cover of ILR Research Review Vol. 10, Issue 2. Dark green text on a light green background. Text includes the research review title and an introductory statement outlining the topics addressed in the Review: punitive damages, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws, litigation against trucking firms, and the co-opting of the ADA by plaintiffs' firms.