FL S1506

Amends Florida's remittitur and additur statute (s. 768.74) to expand the criteria courts must use when determining whether jury damage awards are excessive or inadequate

Adds two new factors for courts to consider: whether noneconomic damages have a "rational, nonarbitrary connection grounded in evidence" to injuries suffered, and whether noneconomic damage amounts resulted from references to objects or values without rational connection to the case facts

Requires courts to "closely scrutinize" damage awards, changing language from the previous standard of awards being "subject to close scrutiny"

Applies to all causes of action pending on or after July 1, 2026

Reenacts related punitive damages statutes (ss. 400.0238, 429.298, 768.73, and 768.735) to incorporate the amendment's reference to the revised s. 768.74