Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2568
                        Barcode 900486
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Campbell) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 2, between lines 7 and 8,
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18         (4)  A product seller may be liable as a manufacturer
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20         (a)  The manufacturer has no identifiable agent,
21  facility, or other presence in the United States;
22         (b)  The manufacturer is not subject to service of
23  process on any state in which the action could have been
24  brought and service cannot be secured by a Florida long-arm
25  statute;
26         (c)  The manufacturer is otherwise immune from suit; or
27         (d)  The court determines that the person is or would
28  be unable to enforce a judgment against the manufacturer. For
29  purposes of this paragraph, the statute of limitations and
30  statute of repose applicable to a claim asserting the
31  liability of a product seller are tolled from the date of the
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2568
                        Barcode 900486
 1  filing of a complaint against the manufacturer to the date
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 6  And the title is amended as follows:
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10         providing that a product seller may be liable
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