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FL S0040
CL
AI Summary
- Directs the City of Lakeland to pay Reginald Jackson $312,500 for injuries sustained when Lakeland Police Officer Mike Cochran shot him through his windshield with a .45 caliber bullet on October 18, 2001, striking him in the neck and leaving him permanently disabled
- Officer Cochran initially stopped Jackson based on an incorrectly entered license tag number, then arrested him for allegedly disobeying an officer after Jackson moved his vehicle to find a working pay phone
- Jackson was unarmed at the time of the shooting and seated next to an 18-month-old child in the vehicle
- A Polk County jury awarded Jackson $412,500 in total damages, but he collected only $100,000 due to the sovereign immunity cap under Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, requiring a claim bill for the remaining $312,500
- Attorney fees related to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief of Reginald Jackson by the City of Lakeland
Last Action
Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/24/2021
Special Master On Claim Bills12/9/2020
Full Bill Text
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