FLORIDA LAWSUITS
February 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
FLORIDA Governor Jeb Bush has endorsed proposals to place caps on court settlements within his state in favour of injured patients and came out swinging against the trail lawyers who he implied are using greed to push damage claims to the limits.
"Their opposition to this relates more to their pocketbooks than the pocketbooks of everyday Floridians,'' Bush told reporters after receiving a 300-page list of recommendations from his own appointed task force, which reflect the views of the state's insurance industry and hospital groups.
The task ...
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