Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2562
                        Barcode 805726
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Campbell) recommended the
12  following substitute for amendment (632188):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 10, line 21, through
16            page 13, line 19, delete those lines,
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19         (3)  In a civil action alleging an asbestos claim based
20  upon mesothelioma, or cancer of the colon, rectum, larynx,
21  lung, pharynx, esophagus, or stomach, a prima facie showing is
22  not required. However, a qualified physician must assert that
23  such conditions were caused by asbestos or that asbestos was a
24  substantial contributing factor to the conditions, within a
25  reasonable degree of medical probability.
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27  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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31  And the title is amended as follows:
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2562 Barcode 805726 1 On page 1, line 8, delete the words "an exception" 2 3 and insert: 4 exceptions 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 4:10 PM 04/19/05 s2562.ju32.p01