No. CS/HB 6531
Filed under Local Government.
Relief/Estate of M.N./Broward County Sheriff's Office; Provides for an appropriation to compensate estate for injuries sustained by M.N. & her subsequent death as result of negligence of Broward County Sheriff's Office; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,588,259
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Broward County Sheriff's Office, or Broward County itself, must appropriate $2,588,258.50 and pay it into a trust for the exclusive benefit of D.N., identified as M.N.'s sole surviving sibling, as compensation for M.N.'s injuries and damages.
The act first declares the facts recited in its preamble to be true, legislatively closing off dispute over the underlying events before ordering payment.
The payment is defined as the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the same incident, so no further claim can be brought over these injuries later.
Attorney fees connected to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the total amount awarded, though the cap does not mention lobbying fees.
AIAuthorizes the Broward County Sheriff's Office to pay from its own unencumbered funds, or alternatively lets Broward County itself pay from funds that would otherwise go to the sheriff's office.
AISends the $2,588,258.50 warrant to a trust created for the exclusive benefit of D.N., identified as M.N.'s sole surviving sibling, rather than paying the estate directly.
AIBars any further claim against the Broward County Sheriff's Office over the same injuries to the Estate of M.N., whether that claim would arise now or later.
AILimits the attorney fees that may be paid in connection with this claim to no more than 25 percent of the $2,588,258.50 awarded, leaving the remainder for the trust.
AILegislatively establishes the account recited in the act's preamble as fact, removing it from further dispute before the payment is ordered.