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FL S0020
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- Directs Hillsborough County to pay $400,000 to Stephany Grullon, as parent and guardian of minor J.N., to be placed in a trust for J.N.'s exclusive benefit for injuries and damages sustained
- On June 7, 2019, 11-year-old J.N. was riding her bicycle on a county-maintained sidewalk in Gibsonton when an uneven concrete slab caused her to lose control and crash into a deteriorated drainage culvert, fracturing her jaw, nasal bone, and maxilla, avulsing multiple adult teeth, and requiring two surgeries
- Hillsborough County had been on notice since October 2015 that the sidewalk needed repair; a physical inspection was conducted but repairs were never performed, and no county employee accepted responsibility for maintaining the adjacent culvert
- Hillsborough County and J.N.'s guardian reached a $600,000 settlement on September 20, 2022; the county already paid the $200,000 sovereign immunity cap under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and this act authorizes payment of the remaining $400,000
- Total attorney fees, lobbying fees, costs, and similar expenses may not exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief of J.N., a Minor, by Hillsborough County
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-219
7/8/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules3/25/2025
Community Affairs3/19/2025
Judiciary3/14/2025
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