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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. /// Spouse Married Post-Accident Entitled to Florida Wrongful Death Damages

In Ripple v. CBS Corp., 385 So.3d 1021 (Fla. 2024), the Florida Supreme Court held that a spouse who married the decedent after the onset of the injury that caused the decedent’s death can recover damages as a “surviving spouse” under section 768.21(2) of the Florida Wrongful Death Act (the…

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