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FL S0022
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AI Summary
- Directs the South Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital) to pay $200,000 to Eric Miles, Jr., and Jennifer Miles, as copersonal representatives of their minor son, E.E.M., for injuries caused by the district's negligence
- E.E.M., a 17-month-old, was brought to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital on December 24, 2017, and hospital staff failed to properly evaluate, diagnose, and treat a small bowel obstruction over approximately 11 days before he was transferred to another hospital
- Upon transfer to Holtz Children's Hospital on January 5, 2018, E.E.M. was suffering from sepsis with multiorgan failure and a bowel perforation, requiring multiple surgeries including a small bowel resection, ileostomy, and colostomy; he passed away on September 1, 2023, at age 7
- The parties reached a $500,000 settlement in May 2024, of which $300,000 was already paid under the statutory sovereign immunity cap (s. 768.28, Florida Statutes), with this claim bill authorizing payment of the remaining $200,000
- Attorney fees related to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act, and the total compensation is intended to resolve all present and future claims arising from this case
Legislative Description
Relief of Eric Miles, Jr., and Jennifer Miles by the South Broward Hospital District
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-220
7/8/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules4/2/2025
Health Policy3/19/2025
Judiciary3/14/2025
Full Bill Text
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