Florida's Economic Loss Rule: No Tort Claim For Damage To Product Only

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 24 August 2012

Florida's economic loss rule bars tort claims for economic losses arising when a product malfunctions and damages only itself. In Florida Power & Light Co. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 510 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 1987) and Casa Clara Condominium Ass'n., Inc. v. Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc., 620 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 1993), the Florida Supreme Court adopted the economic loss rule in Florida.

In 2004, the Florida Supreme Court reiterated the economic loss rule as it applies to products liability claims in...