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Florida Senate Moves Toward Endorsing Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2003
By John Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 18--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Outgunned in yet another political firefight with Gov. Jeb Bush and the House, the Senate on Tuesday finally moved toward endorsing a new cap on jury awards in medical-malpractice cases.
Ending months of resistance, the full Senate today is expected to endorse a higher limit than sought by Bush and the conservative House, but one that still hits hard at Florida's powerful trial lawyers, a major source of Democratic campaign cash.
"I don't know what to make of the Senate," said Paul Jess, general counsel for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. "But this is what happens during a special session. People are looking for a...
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