In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES-REPORT NO. 13-02, 135 So. 3d 281

Florida Supreme Court considered proposed amendments to standard jury instruction 501.5 in civil cases.
Proposed addition creates a new paragraph 501.5(c) addressing subsequent injuries caused by medical treatment.
Proposal tied to doctrine from Stuart v. Hertz Corp. on treating negligence as part of the original harm and its consequences.
Committee published proposal in The Florida Bar News and received two comments.
Court authorized publication and use of 501.5 as amended, with new language in the appendix.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether 501.5(c) properly instructs on damages for medical-treatment injuries.	Plaintiff argues the instruction should make defendants liable for treatment-caused damages.	Defendant argues the court should not decide on correctness, only authorize publication.	Authorized; instruction 501.5(c) may be used, no court ruling on correctness.

Stuart v. Hertz Corp., 351 So.2d 703 (Fla. 1977) (treating physician's negligence may be part of original injury's consequences)
C. F. Hamblen, Inc. v. Owens, 172 So.694 (Fla. 1937) (note on aggravation of preexisting conditions)
Hart v. Stern, 824 So.2d 927 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) (concurring cause discussion related to 501.5b)
Auster v. Gertrude & Philip Strax Breast Cancer Detection Institute, Inc., 649 So.2d 883 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) (concerning concurrent or contributing causes in negligence)
Gross v. Lyons, 763 So.2d 276 (Fla. 2000) (addressed subsequent events for apportioning damages)
Pedro v. Baber, 83 So.3d 912 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) (subsequent injuries and medical treatment contexts)
Tucker v. Korpita, 77 So.3d 716 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) (discussion of medical treatment-related damages)
Nason v. Shafranski, 33 So.3d 117 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (additional authority on medical treatment injury issues)
Dungan v. Ford, 632 So.2d 159 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (illustrates limitations on subsequent injury theories)