Jurisdiction Intelligence Report

Product Liability Case Values in Florida (2026)

Data-driven verdict and settlement analysis for Product Liability cases in Florida. Median outcome: $173.8M across 2 tracked cases.

Verdicts Tracked
2
Median Outcome
$173.8M
Mean Outcome
$173.8M
Range
$104.6M–$243.0M

Verdict Distribution

RangeCasesPercent
$5M+2100%

Key Valuation Factors

Severity and permanence of plaintiff injuries or wrongful deathDefendant's corporate size and pre-incident knowledge of defectAvailability and magnitude of punitive damagesDegree of plaintiff comparative fault under pure comparative negligence rulesQuality and credibility of expert engineering and safety testimony

Key Trends & Insights

Notable Cases

Estate of Naibel Benavides Leon and Dillon Angulo v. Tesla $243.0M
2025 · Expert Institute

The case arose from a 2019 Tesla Model S crash while Autopilot was engaged that struck a parked vehicle, resulting in one death and serious injuries to another person. The source reports a jury award totaling $243M, including $200M punitive damages.

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Hetsler, et al. v. Ford Motor Co., et al. $104.6M
2024 · TopVerdict.com

TopVerdict lists this as a personal-injury/product-liability case including burn injury, amputation, and design-defect/strict-liability theories. The list entry provides the amount, state, and attorney names but not a specific court.

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