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FL S0016
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- Appropriates $1.75 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to compensate the Estate of Danielle Maudsley for her death resulting from alleged negligence by Trooper Daniel Cole and the Florida Highway Patrol
- On September 19, 2011, 20-year-old Danielle Maudsley was arrested for nonviolent traffic offenses, and while handcuffed and attempting to flee the substation, Trooper Cole fired an electronic control device (Taser) into her back, causing her to collapse onto pavement and suffer traumatic brain injury
- Maudsley remained in a persistent vegetative state until her death on September 15, 2013; a 2015 settlement acknowledged a jury could reasonably have awarded $1.95 million in damages
- The Division of Risk Management previously paid $200,000 under the statutory liability cap in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes; this bill covers the remaining $1.75 million balance of the settlement, minus any outstanding Medicaid liens
- Attorney fees related to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act, and the combined payments represent sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident
Legislative Description
Relief of the Estate of Danielle Maudsley by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
6/16/2025
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