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2021 Florida Statutes
Title XLV - Torts
Chapter 768 - Negligence
Part II - Damages (Ss. 768.71-768.81)
768.737 - Punitive damages; application in arbitration.
Universal Citation: FL Stat § 768.737 (2021)
768.737 Punitive damages; application in arbitration.—Where punitive damages are available as a remedy in an arbitration proceeding, ss. 768.72, 768.725, and 768.73 apply. When an award of punitive damages is made in an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator who renders the award must issue a written opinion setting forth the conduct which gave rise to the award and how the arbitrator applied the standards in s. 768.72 to such conduct.
History.—s. 26, ch. 99-225.