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FL S0042
CL
AI Summary
- Directs the Pasco County School Board to pay Marcus Button $1,246,215.29 for injuries sustained on September 22, 2006, when a school bus driver pulled into the path of the car in which 16-year-old Button was a passenger, causing facial and skull fractures, brain damage, and vision loss
- Directs the Pasco County School Board to pay $261,148.95 to Mark and Robin Button, as parents and natural guardians of Marcus Button, for damages resulting from the same accident
- A jury found the Pasco County School Board 65% responsible, the driver of the car (Jessica Juettner) 20% responsible, and Marcus Button 15% responsible, with the trial court ordering total judgments of approximately $1.67 million
- The School Board previously paid $163,000 of the $200,000 sovereign immunity cap under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes (2009); the appropriations in this bill cover the remaining unpaid balances of the court judgments
- Attorney fees related to the claim are capped at 25% of the total amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board
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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