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Section XXIII-7: Right of action - Amount of recovery - Exclusiveness of remedy under W orkers' Compensation Law.

  The right of action to recover damages for injuries resulting
in death shall never be abrogated, and the amount recoverable
shall not be subject to any statutory limitation, provided
however, that the Legislature may provide an amount of
compensation under the Workers' Compensation Law for death
resulting from injuries suffered in employment covered by such
law, in which case the compensation so provided shall be
exclusive, and the Legislature may enact statutory limits on the
amount recoverable in civil actions or claims against the state
or any of its political subdivisions.

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