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 manufacturer's size, wealth, and prior knowledge of defectAvailability and magnitude of punitive damages for egregious conductStrength of engineering and expert testimony on product defect causationPlaintiff's comparative fault allocation under Florida's pure comparative negligence rule

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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