Article I, Section 26: Proposes to amend the State Constitution to provide that an injured claimant who enters into a contingency fee agreement with an attorney in a claim for medical liability is entitled to no less than 70% of the first $250,000.00 in all damages received by the claimant, and 90% of damages in excess of $250,000.00, exclusive of reasonable and customary costs and regardless of the number of defendants. This amendment is intended to be self-executing.
Source for Popular Vote data: Florida Department of State. Division of Elections. Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 2, 2004 General Election, Florida Department of State. Division of Elections (http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&DATAMODE=) (accessed 11 Feb 2011)