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[Florida] The Medical Liability Claimant's Compensation Amendment
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> United States > Florida > Constitutional Amendments > 2004 Initiatives and Referenda > Medical Liability Claimant Compensation
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| Office | Referendum |
| Type | Referendum |
| Filing Deadline | July 19, 2004 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | November 02, 2004 - 07:00am |
| Polls Close | November 02, 2004 - 06:00pm |
| Term Start | November 03, 2004 - 12:00am |
| Term End | 00, 3000 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | CBlock941 |
| Last Modified | CBlock941 January 07, 2005 08:55am |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description | Proposes to amend the State Constitution to provide that an injured claimant who enters into a contingency fee agreement with an attorney in a claim for medical liability is entitled to no less than 70% of the first $250,000.00 in all damages received by the claimant, and 90% of damages in excess of $250,000.00, exclusive of reasonable and customary costs and regardless of the number of defendants. This amendment is intended to be self-executing.
(Amendment 3) |
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