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FL S0030

CL

Status

Introduced

8/2/2010

Primary Sponsor

Mike Fasano

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $1,092,040 plus taxable costs to Amie Draiemann Stephenson as Personal Representative of the Estate of Christian Darby Stephenson for wrongful death compensation.

  • Compensates the surviving minor children, Hailey Morgan Stephenson and Christian Darby Stephenson, II, for the death of Christian Darby Stephenson on August 12, 2000, resulting from a tanker accident on the Hart Bridge Expressway.

  • Finds the Department of Transportation 36 percent liable for negligence related to a clogged drain that caused standing water and contributed to the accident.

  • Caps attorney's fees, lobbying fees, costs, and similar expenses at 25 percent of the awarded amount.

  • Designates the appropriation as sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident.

Legislative Description

Relief/Stephenson/Department of Transportation

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Special Master On Claim Bills1/18/2011

Full Bill Text

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