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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 378
Amendment No.
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11 Senator Dyer moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 6. Section 768.737, Florida Statutes, is
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19 768.737 Punitive damages; application in
20 arbitration.--Sections 768.72, 768.725, and 768.73 are
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22 proceedings. In the case of an arbitration proceeding, an
23 arbitrator who renders an award for punitive damages must
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 378
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 creating s. 768.737, F.S.; providing for
7 applicability of punitive damages provisions in
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