FL H0877

Authorizes the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County (Jackson Memorial Hospital) to pay $799,999 to Odette Acanda and Alexis Rodriguez as compensation for the death of their son, Ryan Rodriguez, resulting from hospital employee negligence

Ryan Rodriguez died on February 10, 2005, from a Pseudomonas bacterial infection acquired at the hospital due to contaminated respiratory equipment and delayed antibiotic treatment

A jury awarded $2 million in damages; the judgment was upheld by the Third District Court of Appeal and affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court; parties settled for a total of $999,999, of which $200,000 was already paid under statutory liability limits

Limits attorney's fees, lobbying fees, and similar expenses to 15 percent of the $799,999 award, though taxable costs related to the civil action may be collected separately

Takes effect upon becoming law