FL S0050

Authorizes Miami-Dade County to appropriate $470,000 each to Monica Cantillo Acosta and Luis Alberto Cantillo Acosta as compensation for the wrongful death of their mother, Nhora Acosta, totaling $940,000.

Stems from a November 12, 2004 incident where a Miami-Dade County bus driver's negligent braking caused Nhora Acosta to fall and sustain fatal head injuries; a 2007 jury found the driver 100% negligent and awarded $3 million in damages to each child.

Represents a settlement of $1,140,000 with Miami-Dade County, which had already paid $200,000 under statutory liability limits.

Caps attorney's fees, lobbying fees, costs, and similar expenses at 25 percent of the total $940,000 award.

Establishes that the awarded amounts constitute sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from Nhora Acosta's death.