Bill Text: FL H0043 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relief/Ronald Miller/City of Hollywood

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Rules [H0043 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0043-Introduced.html

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HB 43

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

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