I would talk to your attorney first to get his position as to Florida law. However, felony convictions in this area are very useful in trial when attacking the credibility of a witness on cross examination. If it is a bench trial, the judge is usually not persuaded by the testimony of a convicted felon.
Your negligence suit however will hinge on a number of matters...very important is the expert testimony introduced to establish the required standard of care, the breach of the standard, proximate cause and the damages. If however, their respective opinions are based on facts established through the tesimony of a convicted felony, their opinions become questionable also. Ultimately, it becomes a matter of whose testimony is most credible.
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