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Florida Amendment 10, Non-Economic Damages Limit Initiative (1988)
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| Topic Tort law |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 10 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported limiting non-economic damages relating to bodily injuries in any action to $100,000 and allowing the maximum to be adjusted utilizing a consumer price index. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting non-economic damages relating to bodily injuries in any action to $100,000 and allowing the maximum to be adjusted utilizing a consumer price index. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,837,041 | 43.41% | ||
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2,394,932 | 56.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment provides that a person entitled to recover damages for bodily injuries in any action may not recover more than $100,000 for non-economic losses; defines non-economic losses to include pain and suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of capacity to enjoy life, loss of consortium and other non-pecuniary losses; provides by general law the maximum amount recoverable may be adjusted utilizing a consumer price index published by the United States Government; provides an effective date. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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