As of March 24, 2023, Florida will transition from a "pure comparative negligence jurisdiction" to a "modified" system in all tort cases. B. Members of the jury, you have now heard and received all of the evidence in this case.In general, liability in that situation will lie, if at all, in the tort of defamation, not in the tort of negligence. Nor do we here discuss M v Newham. Under Stovin v Wise no duty will arise from an omission, and so Robert is not required to act to avoid liability.