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FL S0032
CL
AI Summary
- City of Lakeland authorized to appropriate $312,500 to Reginald Jackson as compensation for injuries sustained when officer Mike Cochran shot him on October 18, 2001.
- Jackson previously recovered only $100,000 of a $412,500 jury judgment due to statutory caps under Florida law, with this bill providing the remaining difference.
- Officer Cochran shot Jackson through his vehicle windshield after Jackson was stopped for an invalid license tag and subsequently arrested for disobeying a law enforcement officer.
- Total compensation from the city payment and prior $100,000 recovery constitutes sole compensation for all present and future claims related to the shooting.
- Attorney fees for this claim limited to 25 percent of the $312,500 award.
Legislative Description
Relief of Reginald Jackson by the City of Lakeland
Last Action
Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
3/10/2018
Committee Referrals
Special Master On Claim Bills8/28/2017
Full Bill Text
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