Bill Text: FL H0569 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relief/Ronald Miller/City of Hollywood

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H0569 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H0569-Comm_Sub.html

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CS/HB 569

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act for the relief of Ronald Miller by the City of
3	Hollywood; providing for an appropriation to compensate
4	him for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence
5	of the City of Hollywood; providing a limitation on the
6	payment of attorneys' and lobbyists' fees and costs;
7	providing an effective date.
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9	WHEREAS, on July 30, 2002, Ronald Miller was driving his
10	pickup truck home from work, northbound on Federal Highway in
11	the left-turn lane, and
12	WHEREAS, at that time, a City of Hollywood employee, Robert
13	Mettler, was driving a city utilities truck and crashed into Mr.
14	Miller's vehicle, and
15	WHEREAS, the impact of the crash caused Mr. Miller to have
16	corrective surgeries for damage to both knees, and
17	WHEREAS, the jury found in favor of Ronald Miller and a
18	Final Judgment was entered in the amount of $1,130,731.89, and a
19	cost judgment was entered in the amount of $17,257.82, and
20	WHEREAS, the City of Hollywood has paid $100,000 to Ronald
21	Miller under the statutory limits of liability set forth in s.
22	768.28, Florida Statutes, and
23	WHEREAS, the parties have negotiated in good faith and have
24	arrived at a stipulated resolution of this matter by the payment
25	by the City of Hollywood of an additional $100,000 to Ronald
26	Miller, NOW, THEREFORE,
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28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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30	Section 1.  The facts stated in the preamble to this act
31	are found and declared to be true.
32	Section 2.  The City of Hollywood is authorized and
33	directed to appropriate from funds of the city and to draw a
34	warrant, payable to Ronald Miller, for the total amount of
35	$100,000 as compensation for injuries and damages sustained as a
36	result of the negligence of the City of Hollywood.
37	Section 3.  The amount paid by the City of Hollywood
38	pursuant to s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and the amount awarded
39	under this act are the sole and final compensation for all
40	present and future claims arising out of the facts described in
41	this act that resulted in injuries to Ronald Miller. All
42	expenses that constituted part of Ronald Miller's judgments
43	described herein shall be paid from the amount awarded under
44	this act on a pro rata basis. The total amount paid from all
45	sources for attorney's fees, lobbying fees, costs, and other
46	similar expenses relating to this claim may not exceed 25
47	percent of the amount awarded under this act.
48	Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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