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Non-Economic Restitution Award of $1.8 Million Is Affirmed

Sep 2, 2026

The Fifth District Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed an order awarding a victim of childhood sexual abuse $1.8 million in restitution for non-economic losses, as well as smaller amounts to her mother and brother, rejecting the defendant’s assertion that a trial judge is obligated to provide a methodology as to how he arrived at the calculation of damages in order to allow meaningful review of whether the decree is reasonable.