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Does Florida law allow recovery for pain and suffering by the deceased in a wrongful death claim?

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Does Florida law allow recovery for pain and suffering by the deceased in a wrongful death claim?

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Typically not with some very rare exceptions. The Florida Wrongful Death Act does compensate the decedent’s survivors for pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of companionship, and other damages as a result of the decedent’s death.