Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2568
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11 Senator Campbell moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 768.1259 Liability of sellers.--
19 (1) As used in this section, the term "seller" means a
20 person who sells a product as a retailer, distributor, or
21 wholesaler, or who otherwise transfers a product to another
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23 (2) A seller who defends any strict liability claim in
24 a lawsuit brought against it for damages allegedly caused by a
25 product sold by the seller has a full right of indemnification
26 from the manufacturer of the product. Such seller may recover
27 the damages it paid to the claimant, costs and attorney's fees
28 incurred in the defense of the claim, and costs and attorney's
29 fees it incurred in its indemnification claim against the
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2568
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 1, lines 4-14, delete those lines
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6 providing for a seller to be indemnified by a
7 manufacturer for damages and specified costs in
8 defending a strict liability action; providing
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