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FL H6017
CL
Status
Introduced
1/3/2024
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
- Pasco County School Board is directed to pay $1,000,000 to a trust for Marcus Button, who at age 16 sustained severe brain damage, loss of his right eye, facial disfigurement, and neurologic damage when a school board employee driving a 35-foot school bus pulled in front of the car he was riding in on September 22, 2006
- Pasco County School Board is directed to pay $200,000 to Robin Button, surviving parent and natural guardian, as compensation for harms and losses sustained by her and Mark Button (now deceased) due to the injuries to their son
- Trial court had ordered the School Board to pay final judgments totaling $1,670,364.24 ($1,380,967.39 to Marcus Button and $289,396.85 to his parents); the parties agreed to a total settlement of $1,200,000 to fully release the School Board from further liability
- School Board previously paid $163,000 of the $200,000 statutory cap under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, requiring legislative approval of a claim bill to authorize payment of the remaining settlement amount
- Attorney fees are capped at 25% of the total amounts awarded under the act, and the payments constitute sole compensation for all past, present, and future claims arising from the crash
Legislative Description
Relief/Marcus Button/Pasco County School Board
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/2/2024
Civil Justice Subcommittee1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
No bill text available