*Plaintiff appealed the verdict because of part of negligence which would’ve reduced it by two thirds. After the appeals court granted a new trial, case was settled in the second trial confidentially.
**Reversed by the Third District Court of Appeals, and reversal affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court on sovereign immunity grounds. Amount of verdict at the time was believed to be the largest in Florida for a single parent for an adult child who was wrongfully killed.
***Reduced by 15% for comparative negligence; resolved by high-low agreement.
¹Based upon Westlaw jury verdict database. Results are not guaranteed. Every case is different.