SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2-B
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 545656
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11  Senator Siplin moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 131, line 29, through page 132, line 7, delete
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17  and insert:  not exceed $250,000 per defendant, regardless of
18  the number of claimants involved in the action subject to the
19  limitations set forth in subsection (2).
20         (2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), a trier of fact
21  may award noneconomic damages under this section in excess of
22  the limits described in subsection (1) in cases where medical
23  negligence results in egregious injuries, except in those
24  actions under ss. 766.207-766.212.
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