Professional Negligence
“[W]here the negligent party is a professional, the law imposes a duty to perform the requested services in accordance with the standard of care used by similar professionals in the community under similar circumstances.” Moransais v. Heathman, 744 So. 2d 973, 975-76 (Fla. 1999).
Very few courts outline the elements of a cause of action for Professional Negligence. As a result, below you will find those cases that do, and those cases that provide a robust discussion of the claim.
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- 1 Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.110(d), and Other Standard Defenses
- 2 Abuse of Process
- 3 Account Stated
- 4 Accounting
- 5 Assault
- 6 Battery
- 7 Breach: 01. Breach of Contract
- 8 Breach: 02. Breach of Joint Venture Agreement
- 9 Breach: 03. Breach of Promissory Note
- 10 Breach: 04. Breach of Third-Party Beneficiary Contract
- 11 Breach: 05. Breach of Implied in Fact Contract
- 12 Breach: 06. Breach of Implied in Law Contract
- 13 Breach: 07. Breach Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing
- 14 Breach: 08. Breach of Express Warranty
- 15 Breach: 09. Breach of Implied Warranty
- 16 Breach: 10. Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose
- 17 Breach: 11. Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- 18 Breach: 12. Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Aiding and Abetting
- 19 Building Code, Violation of
- 20 Civil Conspiracy
- 21 Civil Theft
- 22 Contribution – Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act
- 23 Conversion
- 24 Copyright Infringement
- 25 Declaratory Judgment
- 26 Defamation by Implication
- 27 Defamation Libel
- 28 Defamation Per Se
- 29 Defamation Slander
- 30 Dog Bite Common Law
- 31 Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction
- 32 Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction
- 33 Estoppel, Equitable
- 34 Estoppel, Promissory
- 35 False Imprisonment
- 36 Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act
- 37 Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act
- 38 Forcible Entry and Detention
- 39 Fraud
- 40 Fraud – Constructive
- 41 Fraud – Fraud in the Performance
- 42 Fraud – Fraudulent Inducement
- 43 Fraud – Fraudulent Misrepresentation
- 44 Fraud – Negligent Misrepresentation
- 45 Fraud, Aiding and Abetting
- 46 Fraudulent Nondisclosure with Real Estate Transactions
- 47 Gross Negligence – Employee v. Employer
- 48 Implied Way of Necessity
- 49 Indemnification
- 50 Indemnification, Contractual
- 51 Indemnification, Common Law
- 52 Injunction Permanent
- 53 Injurious Falsehood
- 54 Interference with Child Custody
- 55 Invasion of Privacy
- 56 Invasion of Privacy – Appropriation
- 57 Invasion of Privacy – Intrusion
- 58 Invasion of Privacy – Public Disclosure of Private Facts
- 59 Legal Malpractice
- 60 Lien – Charging
- 61 Lien – Retaining
- 62 Loss of Consortium – Child
- 63 Loss of Consortium – Spouse
- 64 Malicious Prosecution
- 65 Money Lent
- 66 Misleading Advertisement
- 67 Negligence
- 68 Negligence Fall Down
- 69 Negligence Motor Vehicle
- 70 Negligence Stillbirth
- 71 Negligent Destruction of Evidence
- 72 Negligent Entrustment
- 73 Negligent Retention
- 74 Negligent Security
- 75 Negligent Supervision
- 76 Open Account
- 77 Private Nuisance
- 78 Professional Negligence
- 79 Public Nuisance
- 80 Public Records Act
- 81 Quantum Meruit
- 82 Quiet Title
- 83 Replevin
- 84 Rescission
- 85 Slander of Title
- 86 Specific Performance
- 87 Statutory Way of Necessity
- 88 Strict Liability
- 89 Strict Liability – Failure to Warn
- 90 Strict Liability – Manufacturing Defect
- 91 Strict Liability – Design Defect
- 92 Subrogation, Equitable
- 93 Temporary Injunction
- 94 Tortious Interference: 1. With Advantageous Business Relationship
- 95 Tortious Interference: 2. With a Contractual Right
- 96 Tortious Interference: 3. With a Dead Body
- 97 Tortious Interference: 4. With the Parent-Child Relationship
- 98 Trade Dress Infringement
- 99 Trespass
- 100 Trusts, Constructive Trust
- 101 Trusts, Resulting Trust
- 102 Unfair Competition
- 103 Unfair Competition – Trade Name, Service Mark and Trade Mark Infringement
- 104 Unjust Enrichment
- 105 Usurious Transaction
- 106 Worthless Check
- 107 Wrongful Birth
- 108 Wrongful Death
- 109 Wrongful Interference with Testamentary Expectancy
