| 1 | Representative Gelber offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 37 through 58 and insert: |
| 5 | 768.1259 Manufacturer indemnification of sellers.-- |
| 6 | (1) As used in this section, the term "seller" means a |
| 7 | person who sells a product as a retailer, distributor, or |
| 8 | wholesaler or who otherwise transfers a product to another for |
| 9 | compensation. |
| 10 | (2) Any suit brought against a seller of a product for |
| 11 | strict liability will allow the seller a claim or action against |
| 12 | the manufacturer of the product for indemnification for |
| 13 | liability and a claim for attorney's fees and costs for pursuing |
| 14 | the indemnification claim against the manufacturer of the |
| 15 | product and defending the strict liability claim. |
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| 18 | Remove lines 9 through 12 and insert: |
| 19 | 768.1259, F.S.; defining the term "seller"; providing that |
| 20 | a strict liability suit against a seller of a product |
| 21 | allows the seller an indemnification claim against the |
| 22 | product's manufacturer; providing for costs of an |
| 23 | indemnification claim; amending s. |