Bill > S0006

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An act for the relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation to compensate Jose Correa for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on December 16, 2021, Jose Correa was lawfully walking across Bird Road, SW 40th Street, within the marked crosswalk at the intersection of Bird Road and Le Jeune Road, SW 42nd Avenue, in Miami-Dade County, and WHEREAS, a Miami-Dade County bus driver failed to observe Mr. Correa and made a left-hand turn at the intersection, causing a collision between the bus and Mr. Correa, and WHEREAS, Mr. Correa has alleged, through a lawsuit filed on July 21, 2022, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, that the negligence of Miami-Dade County, through its bus driver, was the proximate cause of Mr. Correa’s injuries, and WHEREAS, Mr. Correa suffered personal injuries resulting in significant pain and anguish, including a below-knee amputation, and will continue to suffer pain and anguish for the remainder of his life, and WHEREAS, since the incident, Mr. Correa has incurred considerable medical care and treatment costs related to his injuries, and he will require such care and treatment for the remainder of his life, and WHEREAS, following the filing of the lawsuit, Mr. Correa and Miami-Dade County reached a settlement agreement in the amount of $4.3 million, and WHEREAS, pursuant to that settlement agreement and the limits of liability set forth in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, the settlement agreement will be partially satisfied by Miami Dade County in the amount of $200,000, and the satisfaction of the remainder is contingent upon the passage of a claim bill in the amount of $4.1 million, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)*, 

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (on 05/03/2025)

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