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FL H6503
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Status
Passed
6/28/2017
Primary Sponsor
Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- School Board of Hillsborough County authorized to appropriate $1.7 million to the Sean R. McNamee Irrevocable Trust as compensation for negligence by school employees
- Settlement compensates Sean McNamee for traumatic brain injury sustained on October 9, 2013, when he struck a paint machine during football practice at Wharton High School
- School staff failed to properly evaluate McNamee for concussion, did not call 911 or notify parents, and left him unattended; he subsequently suffered depressed temporal bone fracture with epidural and subdural hemorrhage requiring multiple brain surgeries
- Total settlement of $2 million includes $300,000 paid by school board under Florida Statutes section 768.28 statutory limit, with remaining $1.7 million provided by this claim bill
- Attorney fees capped at $340,000 and lobbying fees capped at $85,000 from the appropriated amount; payments constitute sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident
Legislative Description
Relief/Sean McNamee, Todd & Jody McNamee/School Board of Hillsborough County
Last Action
Chapter No. 2017-224
6/28/2017
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/6/2017
Judiciary3/10/2017
Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee1/23/2017
Full Bill Text
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