This form is a sample complaint for use in a personal injury claim alleging that the defendant's negligence in running over downed power lines caused injury to the plaintiffs.
Florida Complaint regarding Negligence
State:
Multi-State
Control #:
US-PI-0132
Format:
Word;
Rich Text
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Most Defendants file an Answer to the Complaint. If the Plaintiff did not follow the rules when serving you with the Complaint, the Complaint is missing certain information, or the Complaint shows that the Plaintiff cannot win, it may be possible to file a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint instead.
Response to the Statement of Claim / Complaint Defendant must file its response within 20 days of the date of service of Plaintiff's Complaint.
A defendant has 21 days (or, if the defendant is the United States, 60 days) to file an answer after being served with the complaint and the summons.
The four elements of negligence in Florida are: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damage.
If you do not file a written response within the required time, the ?plaintiff? (the party suing you) can ask the court for a default judgment against you for everything she asked for in her complaint.
On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.
