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FL H6505
CL
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
John Temple
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $2.2 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for payment to the Estate of Mark LaGatta, representing the remaining balance of a $2.32 million final judgment after $120,000 was previously paid under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes
- On July 27, 2020, Mark LaGatta, age 57, was riding his motorcycle with his daughter on State Road 24 in Cedar Key, Levy County, when a Department of Transportation employee backed a tractor with a box blade into the eastbound travel lane, colliding with the motorcycle in an active work zone
- Mr. LaGatta sustained severe leg injuries resulting in amputation of his left leg, was hospitalized for several weeks, underwent seven surgeries and a tracheotomy, was placed in an induced coma, and was permanently unable to return to his career as a maintenance engineer; he passed away in August 2024
- The combined statutory payment and this appropriation constitute the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident
- Attorney fees related to the claim may not exceed 25 percent of the total amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief/Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee1/22/2025
Full Bill Text
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