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House Bill 1801




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1801

        By Representative Stabins






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to uninsured motorist motor

  3         vehicle insurance; amending s. 627.727, F.S.;

  4         limiting the amount of damages recoverable in

  5         certain actions; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 627.727, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         627.727  Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and

12  underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection.--

13         (10)  The damages recoverable from an uninsured

14  motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 shall

15  include those damages which are the natural, proximate,

16  probable, or direct consequence of the insurer's bad faith the

17  total amount of the claimant's damages, including the amount

18  in excess of the policy limits, any interest on unpaid

19  benefits, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any

20  damages caused by a violation of a law of this state.  The

21  total amount of the claimant's damages is recoverable whether

22  caused by an insurer or by a third-party tortfeasor.

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Limits damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist
28    carrier in a civil action to damages which are the
      natural, proximate, probable, or direct consequence of an
29    insurer's bad faith. See bill for details.

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