Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2562
                        Barcode 050552
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11  Senator Campbell moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 15, line 28, through
15            page 17, line 20, delete those lines
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18         (3)  In a civil action alleging an asbestos claim based
19  upon cancer of the lung in a person who is a smoker, a prima
20  facie showing must include:
21         (a)  A diagnosis of lung cancer by a qualified
22  physician; and
23         (b)  A determination by the qualified physician that
24  asbestos exposure was a substantial contributing factor in the
25  development of the person's lung cancer after consideration of
26  the person's asbestos-exposure history and smoking history.
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