| 1 | Representative(s) Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 2317-2329 and insert: |
| 5 | (8) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISION REGULATING ATTORNEY'S |
| 6 | FEES.--With respect to any dispute under the provisions of ss. |
| 7 | 627.730-627.7405 between the insured and the insurer, or between |
| 8 | an assignee of an insured's rights and the insurer, the |
| 9 | provisions of s. 627.428 shall apply, except as provided in |
| 10 | subsection (10). A court may not apply a fee multiplier under |
| 11 | this subsection unless the court finds from the record that the |
| 12 | attorney undertook representation of the case on a contingent |
| 13 | "no recovery--no attorney fee" basis, that at the outset of the |
| 14 | case the relevant market required a contingency fee multiplier |
| 15 | to obtain competent counsel for the case, and that the attorney |
| 16 | was unable to mitigate the risk of nonpayment in any other way. |
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| 19 | Remove line(s) 74-76 and insert: |
| 20 | transmission of certain statements; revising the |
| 21 | application of a specified provision concerning |
| 22 | attorney's fees; requiring specified findings for |
| 23 | award of an attorney fee contingency fee multiplier; |
| 24 | extending the period during which an |