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FL S0096
CL
Status
Introduced
12/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Mackenson Bernard
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the City of Gainesville to pay $10.8 million to Jacob Rodgers for catastrophic injuries sustained on October 7, 2015, when a Gainesville Regional Utilities employee ran a stop sign and struck the vehicle in which Rodgers, then 20 years old, was a passenger
- Rodgers suffered spinal fractures resulting in paraplegia, requiring ongoing supervised medical care, home health care, and future medical services
- A jury found the City of Gainesville 100 percent at fault and assessed $120 million in damages; the trial court ordered a remittitur reducing the judgment to $18,319,181.20, and the parties later settled for $11 million
- The City of Gainesville previously paid the $200,000 statutory sovereign immunity cap under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes; the $10.8 million authorized by this act covers the remainder of the $11 million settlement
- Attorney fees related to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the total amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6521 (Ch. 2025-253)
4/28/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules4/1/2025
Community Affairs3/26/2025
Judiciary3/20/2025
Full Bill Text
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