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ADVISORY OP. TO ATTY. GEN. RE COMP. AMEND.

No. SC04-310.

880 So.2d 675 (2004)

ADVISORY OPINION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RE THE MEDICAL LIABILITY CLAIMANT'S COMPENSATION AMENDMENT.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General and Louis F. Hubener, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.

Stephen H. Grimes and Susan L. Kelsey of Holland and Knight, LLP, Tallahassee, FL, for Citizens For a Fair Share, Inc., Proponents.

Timothy McLendon and Jon Mills, Gainesville, Florida and Barnaby W. Zall of Weinberg and Jacobs, LLP, Rockville, Maryland, on behalf of Floridians for Patient Protection; and Arthur I. Jacobs and Lisa G. Satcher of Jacobs and Associates, P.A., Fernandina Beach, FL on behalf of Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar, for Opponents.

PER CURIAM.

The Attorney General has requested this Court to review a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would limit the contingency fee agreement between injured claimants and their attorneys in medical liability cases. We have jurisdiction. See art. IV, § 10; art V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we approve the amendment and the ballot title and summary for placement on the ballot.

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