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A constitutional amendment that would limit attorneys' fees in medical malpractice cases has gone to the Florida Supreme Court for review to ensure it encompasses only one issue and its ballot summary and title are accurate.

The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers is filing comments on the amendment, and the Bar's Trial Lawyers Section is seeking permission from the Bar's Executive Committee to file. The academy, through a political committee, also is preparing three amendments that would tighten regulation of doctors, open up medical records to patients, and mandate that