Miami-Dade County
Miami wrongful death claims: what a lawyer does in Miami-Dade County
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- Filing deadline
- 2 yr
- Fault rule
- Barred above 50%
- Where it is filed
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Miami-Dade County
Wrongful death in Florida
What Florida law changes about a wrongful death claim
These are the rules that alter the outcome of this specific claim type. Florida's full set of rules is on the Florida page.
- Comparative fault
- modified-comparative-50. Recovery is barred once your own fault exceeds 50%.
Where a Miami wrongful death claim is handled
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Miami-Dade County
trial general · Eleventh Judicial Circuit
73 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Court recordsMiami-Dade County Court, Civil Division
trial limited · Eleventh Judicial Circuit
73 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Court recordsU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division
federal district
400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128
Court recordsCounty clerk
Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
What people in Miami ask about wrongful death claims
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