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FL H6001
CL
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Ralph Massullo
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $2.2 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation to compensate Mark LaGatta for injuries sustained on July 27, 2020, when a department employee backed a tractor with a box blade into the eastbound travel lane on State Road 24 in Cedar Key, Levy County, striking Mr. LaGatta's motorcycle
- Mr. LaGatta, age 57 at the time, sustained severe leg injuries resulting in amputation of his left leg, was hospitalized for several weeks, underwent 7 surgeries and a tracheotomy, and was placed in an induced coma
- A final judgment of $2.32 million was entered on February 28, 2023, in Levy County Circuit Court (Case No. 38 2021 CA 54), of which the Department of Transportation has already paid $120,000 under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes
- The combined statutory payment and this appropriation constitute the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident, and attorney fees may not exceed 25% of the amount awarded under the act
- The Department of Transportation has agreed to support the claim bill; the act takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Relief/Mark Lagatta/Department of Transportation
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Appropriations12/6/2023
Civil Justice Subcommittee10/5/2023
Full Bill Text
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