A recent poll by the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) Center for Political Strategy shows that a large majority of Florida voters support placing limits on the amount personal injury trial lawyers can claim from lawsuit payouts. The proposal would cap lawyers’ fees at 20% of the money awarded to plaintiffs, with the goal of allowing plaintiffs to keep more of their damages and reducing incentives for filing frivolous lawsuits.
The survey found that 83% of likely voters in Florida favor this measure, with 59% saying they “strongly approve.” Support crosses party lines, with 86% of Republicans, 79% of Democrats, and 82% of Independents expressing approval. The data also show broad support among different demographic groups: 85% of white voters, 79% of Black voters, and 79% of Hispanic voters are in favor.
Approval rates are high across all regions in Florida. In Ft. Myers, support reaches 93%, while Orlando and Tampa each have an approval rate of 87%. Other areas include Jacksonville at 84%, the Panhandle at 80%, Miami at 78%, and West Palm Beach at 74%.
Support is strong among all age groups as well. Among seniors, approval stands at 87%, while it is at 72% for voters under age 30. Majorities among both Trump and Harris supporters also back the measure—87% and 80%, respectively.
“For too long, a handful of Florida trial lawyers have gamed the system at the expense of hardworking Floridians and small businesses, raking in colossal payouts while their clients keep a small fraction of the damages won. Florida voters overwhelmingly support placing common-sense limitations on the payouts received by personal injury trial lawyers so plaintiffs can keep more of the damages won, which will reduce the incentive for lawyers to file frivolous lawsuits – protecting small businesses from unpredictable legal costs and reducing the burden on consumers who ultimately foot the bill for inflated legal costs,” said AIF Vice President of Political Operations Jeremy Sheftel.
The AIF Center for Political Strategy has been monitoring electoral trends through regular statewide polling as well as legislative district polls and focus groups throughout Florida. More information about their work can be found at aif.com/political.
The poll was conducted between August 25-27, 2025 by McLaughlin & Associates and included responses from 800 likely general election voters in Florida. The sample was weighted based on geography, gender, age, party registration, ethnicity, and education level. Data collection used landlines, cell phones, and SMS/text-to-web methods. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points at a confidence interval of 95%.
