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FL S0020
CL
AI Summary
- Appropriates $697,500 from unappropriated Department of Transportation trust fund balances to compensate the Estate of Dr. Sherrill Lynn Aversa for her death caused by departmental negligence
- Compensates for June 21, 1999 incident where unsecured 12-foot extension ladder fell from DOT truck on Interstate 75, causing chain-reaction collision that killed Dr. Aversa
- Directs Chief Financial Officer to draw warrant and pay funds from State Treasury to the Estate
- Limits attorney's fees, lobbying fees, costs, and similar expenses to maximum of 25 percent of the $697,500 award
- Combined with the $100,000 already paid under statutory liability limits (s. 768.28, Florida Statutes), provides total settlement of $797,500 as sole compensation for all claims arising from Dr. Aversa's death
Legislative Description
Relief/Estate of Dr. Sherrill Lynn Aversa/DOT
Last Action
Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
4/30/2010
Committee Referrals
The Special Master on Claim Bills12/9/2009
Full Bill Text
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