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FL H1359
CL
Status
Failed
5/3/2013
Primary Sponsor
Dwight Dudley
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Pasco County Sheriff's Office to pay Jennifer Wohlgemuth $8,624,754.40 for injuries sustained when Deputy Kenneth Petrillo struck her vehicle while driving without sirens or lights during a high-speed pursuit on January 3, 2005
- Compensates remaining unpaid judgment after the sheriff's office paid the statutory limit of $100,000 under Florida Statutes section 768.28; trial court awarded total damages of $9,141,267.32 in March 2009, later affirmed on appeal
- Designates combined payment from statutory limit and this appropriation as sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the accident
- Caps attorney fees, lobbying fees, costs, and similar expenses at 25 percent of the amount awarded under this act
- Takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Relief/Jennifer Wohlgemuth/Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Last Action
Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills
5/3/2013
Committee Referrals
Select Committee on Claim Bills3/8/2013
Full Bill Text
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