{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-768.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 768.17","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"It is the public policy of the state to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer. Sections 768.16-768.26 are remedial and shall be liberally construed.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 72-35; s. 106, ch. 2003-1.","path":["CHAPTER 768 NEGLIGENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0768/0768.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:03Z","sha256":"643bda458b7c7bd72b38b496fdc68e7d03b63f8e5f1d986d8bd535dfdfd38b72","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-768.16","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-768.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}