This page provides links to authoritative external resources for people researching Florida medical malpractice law, settlement data, and patient rights. These resources were used in building and maintaining this calculator and are provided as a public service.
FLORIDA OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION, PLCR DATABASE
The Professional Liability Closed Claims Reporting system is the primary data source for this calculator. Under Florida Statute §627.912, all insurers and self-insured entities are required to report closed medical malpractice claims to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The public search interface allows anyone to look up individual closed claims by county, injury type, severity, and outcome.
Access the PLCR search: floir.com
NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK
The National Practitioner Data Bank is a federal database maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that tracks malpractice payments and adverse actions against healthcare providers nationwide. You can use the NPDB’s public analysis tool to look up payment statistics by state, specialty, and year.
Access the NPDB analysis tool: npdb.hrsa.gov/analysistool
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MEDICAL CARE CPI
The inflation adjustment methodology used in this calculator relies on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Medical Care Services Consumer Price Index, Series CUUR0000SAM. This index tracks changes in the cost of medical care over time and is the standard measure used by healthcare economists to adjust historical medical costs to current dollars.
Access BLS CPI data: bls.gov/cpi
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT, NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT V. KALITAN
The 2023 Florida Supreme Court decision that removed the statutory cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. This ruling fundamentally changed the value of Florida malpractice claims, particularly catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, and is discussed throughout this calculator and its supporting pages.
Case reference: North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan, Florida Supreme Court, 2023.
FLORIDA STATUTE §766.106, PRE-SUIT REQUIREMENTS
Florida’s mandatory pre-suit investigation and notice requirements for medical malpractice claims. Understanding this statute is essential for anyone considering a Florida malpractice claim because the pre-suit process must be completed before a lawsuit can be filed.
Access Florida Statutes: leg.state.fl.us
FLORIDA STATUTE §95.11, STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Florida’s two-year statute of limitations and four-year statute of repose for medical malpractice claims. Missing these deadlines permanently bars your claim.
Access Florida Statutes: leg.state.fl.us
FLORIDA BAR, FIND A BOARD CERTIFIED ATTORNEY
The Florida Bar’s lawyer referral and certification search allows you to verify whether an attorney holds Board Certification in Civil Trial Law, which is the highest credential available to Florida trial lawyers and the credential held by Alan Sackrin of Sackrin & Tolchinsky, P.A.
Access the Florida Bar directory: floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr
U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
The CPSC maintains a publicly searchable database of consumer product safety incidents and recalls. For cases involving defective medical devices or consumer products that caused injury, the CPSC database is a valuable research tool.
Access CPSC data: cpsc.gov
SAFERPRODUCTS.GOV
The CPSC’s consumer-facing incident reporting and search portal. Consumers can report unsafe products and search for reported incidents involving specific products or product categories.
Access SaferProducts.gov: saferproducts.gov
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